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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 is the second story made up of?
(a) Textual fragments.
(b) Testimonies.
(c) Obituaries.
(d) Diary entries.

2. What is the name of the river Shinsuke visits with his father?
(a) Tomkins River.
(b) Sumida River.
(c) Honjo River.
(d) Juniper River.

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

4. Why does the author say he has to stop the story?
(a) His ink is running out.
(b) He is full of despair.
(c) His wife is calling him.
(d) He has to sleep.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say he does during his mother's funeral?

2. What happened on April the fifth?

3. Whose obituary is printed at the end of the story?

4. What is the baby taken to the hospital in?

5. What is Yasukichi's job?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Oshino need new legs?

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

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

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

5. What are Shinsuke's views on beauty?

6. How does Tsuneko react to seeing her husband's horse legs?

7. What are the author's feeling about religion during this time?

8. What does the narrator remember about his eldest sister?

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

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

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