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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Dragon: The Old Potter's Tale, and The Spider Thread.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kanazawa use to kill himself?
(a) His sword.
(b) His gun.
(c) Tajamaru's sword.
(d) His wife's dagger.

2. Who does E'in try to avenge in this story?
(a) The town mayor.
(b) The school children.
(c) The townspeople of Nara.
(d) The town policeman.

3. What happens when Kandata yells at the other climbers?
(a) His hands begin to burn.
(b) His tongue falls out.
(c) He falls back down to hell.
(d) They throw stones at him.

4. Who does the priest say the man looked like?
(a) A monk.
(b) An actor.
(c) A butcher.
(d) A warrior.

5. What had the ghost been haunting that the Lord of Harikawa supposedly exorcised?
(a) A mountain cave.
(b) A temple.
(c) A mansion.
(d) A library.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zenchi feat when his nose reddens and swells?

2. What does the old woman say the dead woman try to sell snake meat as?

3. Who makes the first testimony in the Bamboo Grove?

4. What does the servant think he can do to survive?

5. What does the author say is the most frightening tale about the Lord of Harikawa?

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