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

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

5. What religious figure does the author thinks exists?
(a) Angel Michael.
(b) Jesus Christ.
(c) Angel Gabriel.
(d) The Devil

6. What does the narrator say his mother was?
(a) A star.
(b) A gorilla.
(c) A lunatic.
(d) An angel.

7. What city does Akutagawa head towards at the beginning of the story?
(a) Kyoto.
(b) Hiroshoma.
(c) Jeonju.
(d) Tokoyo.

8. What part of Tokyo was Shinsuke brought up in?
(a) Fuchu.
(b) Fussa.
(c) Tama.
(d) Honjo.

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

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

11. What city was Shinsuke born in?
(a) Peking.
(b) Tokyo.
(c) Kyoto.
(d) Osaka.

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

13. What does Akutagawa think is imminent?
(a) Unemployment.
(b) An illness.
(c) His death.
(d) War.

14. Why does the narrator's father try to bribe the narrator?
(a) To get him to run away with him.
(b) To give him some money.
(c) To get him to ask his new parents to let him stay.
(d) To keep him quiet.

15. What is Shinsuke's primary factor in determining whether someone is his friend?
(a) Complexity.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Humor.
(d) Looks.