2. What does the author's wife say she has had a premonition about?
(a) Akutagawa's death.
(b) World War.
(c) Her own death.
(d) Civil War.

3. What does Shinsuke see floating in the river?
(a) A samarai shield.
(b) A dead animal.
(c) A pair of boots.
(d) A dead person.

4. What word does the author hear over the phone?
(a) Mud.
(b) Vole.
(c) Mole.
(d) Spot.

5. Who regularly accepts Yakukichi's stories?
(a) A local newspaper.
(b) A local literary magazine.
(c) A national journal.
(d) An international publisher.

6. Who congratulates Yasukichi for his eulogy?
(a) Sasaki.
(b) Fujita.
(c) Honda's father.
(d) Honda's sister.

7. Who did Akutagawa give the textual fragments to?
(a) Kume Masao.
(b) Akira Kia.
(c) Harold Bishop.
(d) Franz Kafka.

8. What does Yasukichi feel when he realizes people like his eulogy?
(a) Shame.
(b) Guilt.
(c) Pride.
(d) Laughter.

9. Who does Yasukichi work for?
(a) The Japanese Paratroopers.
(b) The British Council.
(c) The Japanese Goverment.
(d) The Naval Engineering School.

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

11. What does Shinsuke call the diary he wants to write?
(a) Diary of Hope.
(b) The Diary of the Forgotten.
(c) Diary without Self-Deceit.
(d) Poverty Pourings.

12. What was the name of the founder of Rome?
(a) Romin.
(b) Romulus.
(c) Roma.
(d) Romany.

13. What is the man sitting next to him on the train is wearing?
(a) A suit.
(b) A rain coat.
(c) A pair of jeans.
(d) Shorts and a t-shirt.

14. What is the baby taken to the hospital in?
(a) An ambulance.
(b) A taxi.
(c) An airplane.
(d) A rickshaw.

15. Who was the next of the narrator's family to die?
(a) His youngest brother.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) His eldest sister.
(d) His father.