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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 did Honda die from?

2. What does Hanzaburo tell his wife to do to stop his legs from kicking?

3. Who do the two Chinese Hanzaburo if he is?

4. Who does the author believe is chasing him?

5. What is Yasukichi's job?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does the storyteller think Oshino is so ordinary?

3. Describe the image at the river Shinsuke says affects him deeply.

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

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

6. How does Akutagawa's wife increase his panic?

7. Why does Akutagawa become so upset about the raincoat?

8. What are Shinsuke's views on beauty?

9. How does the author end the story?

10. What does the narrator say he remembers about his mother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 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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