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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 books does O-Kimi enjoy?

2. Who makes the first testimony in the Bamboo Grove?

3. Who is the second testimony from?

4. What musician has O-Kimi confused President Woodrow Wilson for?

5. What are Christians sentenced to in O-Gin?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Lord agree to help Yoshihide?

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

3. What is the diagnosis the doctor gives Shino's daughter?

4. Describe the moment the dragon rises from the pond.

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

6. Why does Buddha decide to give Kandata a chance to redeem himself?

7. Why does Lord Buddha say the thread broke?

8. Describe the character of O-Kimi.

9. How does the Lord kill Yoshihide's daughter?

10. How are Shuri, Usaemon and other members of the Itakura family punished?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Why does the author list Rashomon, In a Bamboo Grive and the Nose under the heading A World Under Decay? Choose one of the stories in this section and examine what it says about the flaws in human nature.

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