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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 erupts before the dragon rises from the pond?

2. Where does the servant spend the night?

3. Who does the priest say the man looked like?

4. Where does Kimura say he met Xiao-er?

5. Why do people think Yoshihide can paint the fires of hell so well?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe Tanaka?

2. How do people react to the word about the dragon?

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

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

5. What problems is the servant having in his life in Rashomon?

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

7. Describe the character of O-Kimi.

8. Describe the character of Naigu Zenchi.

9. Describe Shino's life.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does the Loyalty story express about the Japanese Feudal system? How does the feudal system affect Shuri's decisions in the story?

Essay Topic 2

What does the Hell Screen express about art and the artist? What examples are there in popular culture of artists who too far?

Essay Topic 3

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

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