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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 does the story-teller say Hanaburo's legs collapse like?
(a) A burst balloon.
(b) A shot deer.
(c) A bombed tower.
(d) Shrivelled balloons.

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

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

4. Where does the narrator go at the end of the story?
(a) The hospital.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) The cemetary.
(d) A gentleman's club.

5. What does Shinsuke say his parents fake?
(a) A better upbringing.
(b) Happiness.
(c) A low stature.
(d) Kindness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author use to help him sleep?

2. What does Hatsuku mean?

3. Why does the author say he has to stop the story?

4. What was Akutagawa's brother-in-law wearing when he died?

5. What does the storyteller say Hanzaburo's legs are covered with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the doctor say is wrong with the baby?

2. Why is Oshino suddenly unable to control his legs?

3. Why does Oshino need new legs?

4. Why does Shinsuke come to appreciate the fact his mother did not breast feed him?

5. What does Akutagawa hear on the phone?

6. How does Shinsuke deal with what he calls his fake parents?

7. How does Akutagawa's wife increase his panic?

8. How does Oshino try to control his kicking legs?

9. What does the narrator remember about his father?

10. Why does Akutagawa become so upset about the raincoat?

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