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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What serves as a symbol for Shinsuke's poverty?
(a) His house.
(b) His shoes.
(c) His desk.
(d) His pants.

2. What kind of legs do the Chinese men give Hanzaburo?
(a) Broken legs.
(b) Horse legs.
(c) Bow legs.
(d) Cow legs.

3. What does the critic call Yasukichi's writings?
(a) Spare-time jottings.
(b) Over-wroght.
(c) Dull and techically awful.
(d) Ramblings of a genuis.

4. What does a traditional Buddhist funeral begin with?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Chanting.
(c) Crying.
(d) Mediatating.

5. Who do the two Chinese Hanzaburo if he is?
(a) James Dean.
(b) Paul Potter.
(c) Woodrow Wilson.
(d) Henry Barrett.

6. In what mood does the author's wife arrive home in?
(a) Panic.
(b) Terror.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Relaxed.

7. Who does the author believe is chasing him?
(a) Furies.
(b) Elves.
(c) Dragons.
(d) Samarais.

8. Who visits Tsuneko at the end of the story?
(a) Hanzaburo.
(b) Henry Barrett.
(c) Woodrow Wilson.
(d) The two Chinese men.

9. How is the narrator informed of his mother's death?
(a) By letter.
(b) By a messenger boy.
(c) By his father.
(d) By telegram.

10. What are the nationality of the two men in the office?
(a) Chinese.
(b) English.
(c) Vietnamese.
(d) Japanese.

11. What is Yasukichi's job?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A dentist.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A doctor.

12. What kind of milk was Shinsuke raised on?
(a) Wolf's milk.
(b) Cat's milk.
(c) Cow's milk.
(d) Goat's milk.

13. What does the young naval officer give Yasukichi to help him write the eulogy?
(a) A naval schedule.
(b) Honda's biography.
(c) Letters from Honda's friends.
(d) A photo album.

14. What kind of dresses did Hatsuku wear?
(a) Traditional dresses.
(b) Chinese dresses.
(c) Far eastern dresses.
(d) Western style dresses.

15. What is Shinsuke very poor at when he is young?
(a) Schooling.
(b) Concentrating.
(c) Singing.
(d) Socializing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator go at the end of the story?

2. What is the second story made up of?

3. What happened on April the fifth?

4. What does Yasuckichi have to write for Lieutenant Honda?

5. What part of Tokyo was Shinsuke brought up in?

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