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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. Who does the author say he sees slaying a dragon?
(a) St. George.
(b) Sir Lancelot.
(c) King Arthur.
(d) The Monkey King.

2. What does Shinsuke start to take a dislike of?
(a) University students.
(b) Posher people.
(c) Prettier parts of town.
(d) Laborers.

3. What is the title of the final story?
(a) The Question of Art.
(b) Is it Worth it?
(c) The Life of a Stupid Man.
(d) Give Me your Hat.

4. What does the narrator is always looking over his shoulder?
(a) An angel.
(b) Lord Buddha.
(c) A female presence.
(d) A male presence.

5. What kind of beauty does Honjo appreciate?
(a) Human beauty.
(b) Natural beauty.
(c) Animalistic beauty.
(d) Industrial beauty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator's job?

2. Who regularly accepts Yakukichi's stories?

3. Why does the narrator's father try to bribe the narrator?

4. What does the initially doctor say is wrong with the narrator's baby?

5. What serves as a symbol for Shinsuke's poverty?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the storyteller think Oshino is so ordinary?

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

3. What is Shinsuke's opinion on books?

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

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

6. What happens to the baby?

7. Describe the image at the river Shinsuke says affects him deeply.

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

9. What is the life of the Stupid Man about?

10. Why does Oshino need new legs?

(see the answer keys)

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