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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of fake flower does O-Kimi have in her apartment?

2. What is the the name of the woman character in Dr. Ogata Ryosai?

3. What are O-Kimi and Tanaka going to watch in the neighboring town?

4. Who does Xiao-er say he wants at his side as he dies?

5. What does the narrator say Yoshihide's painting fill one with?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Yoshihide show his over-protective attitude towards his daughter in this story?

2. Describe Shino's life.

3. How does the author describe Tanaka?

4. What does the servant find when he gets in the tower?

5. How does E'in try to avenge the townspeople?

6. How does Kandata fall back into Hell?

7. What rumors does the narrator say surround the Lord of Harikawa?

8. Why does Lord Buddha say the thread broke?

9. How does the Lord agree to help Yoshihide?

10. Why does Kimura think Xiao-er went against his vow?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the moral of the Spider Thread story? What does this moral of the story say about the Buddhist religion.?

Essay Topic 2

What are the differences between a novel and a short story in terms of the following?

1. Language.

2. Character.

3. Structure.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

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