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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 Hanzaburo kick across the street?
(a) A shop owner.
(b) A rickshaw driver.
(c) His wife.
(d) A warrior.

2. What religious figure does the author thinks exists?
(a) Angel Gabriel.
(b) The Devil
(c) Jesus Christ.
(d) Angel Michael.

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

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

5. Who does Yasukichi hear crying?
(a) Honda's brother.
(b) Honda's sister.
(c) Fujita.
(d) Admiral Sasaki.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yasukichi enjoy writing?

2. Who does Yasukichi work for?

3. What is Shinsuke's primary factor in determining whether someone is his friend?

4. What does the narrator say his mother was?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Oshino need new legs?

2. Why does Yasukichi write cliches and sentimental clap-trap in the eulogy?

3. Why does Shinsuke struggle to make friends?

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

5. What does the author's sister tell him about the death of her husband?

6. What happens to the baby?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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