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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. Who does E'in try to avenge in this story?

2. What does Zenchi use to pluck out the fat from the nose?

3. What is the first thing the treatment says once must do to the nose?

4. Who do the villagers claim Shino is having an affair with?

5. Where does the narrator say Yoshihide is probably joining his daughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the character of O-Kimi.

2. How does O-Gin become a Christian?

3. How does the author describe Tanaka?

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

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

6. Describe the character of Yoshihide.

7. Describe the character of Shuri.

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

9. Why does the narrator believe the Lord chose to kill Yoshihide's daughter?

10. What emotion does Xiao-er feel as he rides away dying?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is Xiao-er unable to take the second chance given to him? What does his character say about human nature in general? How could you argue against the author's point of view?

Essay Topic 2

What information is in Henry Barrett's obituary? Why does the author include Henry Barrett's obituary at the end of Horse Legs?

Essay Topic 3

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

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