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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the woodcutter discover in the bamboo grove?
(a) A dead body.
(b) A stolen pig.
(c) A stolen horse.
(d) A dead chicken.

2. What had the ghost been haunting that the Lord of Harikawa supposedly exorcised?
(a) A mansion.
(b) A temple.
(c) A mountain cave.
(d) A library.

3. What religion does Zenchi practice?
(a) Christianity.
(b) Buddhism.
(c) Islam.
(d) Judaism.

4. What is the young burning inside of?
(a) A cell.
(b) A shack.
(c) A palace.
(d) A carriage.

5. What happens when Kandata yells at the other climbers?
(a) His tongue falls out.
(b) He falls back down to hell.
(c) His hands begin to burn.
(d) They throw stones at him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What grew in the field behind the house Xiao-er was brought up in?

2. How is it claimed Sato was brought back to life?

3. Who is Yoshihide over-protective of?

4. What does the narrator say Yoshihide's painting fill one with?

5. What does Shino make a living doing?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the narrator believe the Lord chose to kill Yoshihide's daughter?

2. How does the Lord kill Yoshihide's daughter?

3. Describe the character of Shuri.

4. How did Xiao-er get his head chopped off?

5. How does Kandata fall back into Hell?

6. How does the author describe Tanaka?

7. What rumors does the narrator say surround the Lord of Harikawa?

8. Describe the character of Yoshihide.

9. Why does Buddha decide to give Kandata a chance to redeem himself?

10. How does Yoshihide show his over-protective attitude towards his daughter in this story?

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