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

2. What has the narrator been hired to write?
(a) A novel.
(b) A short story.
(c) A haiku.
(d) An article.

3. What kind of milk was the founder of Rome raised on?
(a) Cow's milk.
(b) Cat's milk.
(c) Goat's milk.
(d) Wolf's milk.

4. What is Yasukichi's job?
(a) A dentist.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A lawyer.

5. What can't the narrator concentrate on writing his article?
(a) His wife is nagging.
(b) He is too tired.
(c) The baby is crying.
(d) He is worried.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the narrator informed of his mother's death?

2. What kind style story is Spinning Gears?

3. What does Hatsuku mean?

4. What does Shinsuke say his parents fake?

5. Who regularly accepts Yakukichi's stories?

Short Essay Questions

1. What amuses Yasukichi at the end of the story?

2. What happens to the baby?

3. What does the narrator remember about his father?

4. Why is it so difficult for Oshino to hide his legs?

5. What does Akutagawa hear on the phone?

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

7. How does the author end the story?

8. Why does the narrator say he feels guilty?

9. How do the Honda's relative's react to the eulogy?

10. What is Shinsuke's opinion on books?

(see the answer keys)

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