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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 visits Tsuneko at the end of the story?

2. Who does Hanzaburo kick across the street?

3. What kind of milk was the founder of Rome raised on?

4. What does the narrator say his mother was?

5. What does a traditional Buddhist funeral begin with?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens to the baby?

3. Why does Oshino need new legs?

4. How does Tsuneko react to seeing her husband's horse legs?

5. What are Shinsuke's views on beauty?

6. What does Akutagawa hear on the phone?

7. Why is it so difficult for Oshino to hide his legs?

8. What does the narrator remember about his father?

9. What is Shinsuke's opinion on books?

10. How does the author end the story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick a character from the book and discuss his or her goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 2

What was the structure of feudal Japan? What problems does these author highlight about feudal Japan? What within the system does the author suggest created these problems?

Essay Topic 3

What In the Bamboo Grove say about unreliable narration? How can the court get to the truth?

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