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Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the young naval officer give Yasukichi to help him write the eulogy?
2. What is Shinsuke very poor at when he is young?
3. What does the author apologize for at the beginning of the story?
4. What is Sasaki's rank?
5. What does the initially doctor say is wrong with the narrator's baby?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are the author's feeling about religion during this time?
2. What are Shinsuke's views on beauty?
3. How does Tsuneko react to seeing her husband's horse legs?
4. Why does Akutagawa become so upset about the raincoat?
5. What does the author's sister tell him about the death of her husband?
6. Why does the narrator say he feels guilty?
7. Summarize the Spinning Gears story.
8. How does Shinsuke deal with what he calls his fake parents?
9. How does Oshino try to control his kicking legs?
10. What does Akutagawa hear on the phone?
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 Rashomon gate symbolize in the story Rashomon? How does the gate reflect the servant's own state of mind?
Essay Topic 3
Compare American and Japanese culture.
1. What are the differences between the two cultures?
2. In what way have the two cultures influenced each other?
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