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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 can't the narrator concentrate on writing his article?

2. What does Shinsuke blame for his lack of physical prowess?

3. What does the storyteller say Hanzaburo's legs are covered with?

4. Why does the author say he has to stop the story?

5. Who does the narrator say was a troublemaker?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the Honda's relative's react to the eulogy?

2. Why does Shinsuke come to appreciate the fact his mother did not breast feed him?

3. What does the Life of the Stupid Man say about Akutagawa's state of mind?

4. What happens to the baby?

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

6. Why does Shinsuke struggle to make friends?

7. What is the life of the Stupid Man about?

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

9. Summarize the Spinning Gears story.

10. What does the doctor say is wrong with the baby?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How will O-Kim's life change now she has opened her eyes to real life? In what could be said that she be happier than she was?

Essay Topic 3

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

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