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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. Why does the narrator's father try to bribe the narrator?

2. What does the author use to help him sleep?

3. What word does the author hear over the phone?

4. What does the critic call Yasukichi's writings?

5. What does Hanzaburo die of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Shinsuke's opinion on books?

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

3. Why does the narrator say he feels guilty?

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

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

6. What are the author's feeling about religion during this time?

7. How does Oshino try to control his kicking legs?

8. What does Akutagawa hear on the phone?

9. Why does Shinsuke struggle to make friends?

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

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

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 3

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

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