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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the narrator say was a troublemaker?
(a) His mother.
(b) His father.
(c) Hatsuko.
(d) His brother.

2. What become Shinsuke's primary pastime?
(a) Magazines.
(b) Books.
(c) Antiques.
(d) Stamps.

3. What does the young naval officer give Yasukichi to help him write the eulogy?
(a) A photo album.
(b) Letters from Honda's friends.
(c) Honda's biography.
(d) A naval schedule.

4. What painter does Akutagawa talk about?
(a) Munch.
(b) Bacon.
(c) Van Gogh.
(d) Picasso.

5. What does the storyteller say Hanzaburo's legs are covered with?
(a) Flies.
(b) Manure.
(c) Spiders.
(d) Fleas.

6. What does Yasukichi translate?
(a) Russian texts.
(b) German texts.
(c) English texts.
(d) Spanish texts.

7. Who did Akutagawa give the textual fragments to?
(a) Harold Bishop.
(b) Kume Masao.
(c) Akira Kia.
(d) Franz Kafka.

8. Who does Hanzaburo kick across the street?
(a) A shop owner.
(b) A rickshaw driver.
(c) His wife.
(d) A warrior.

9. Whose obituary is printed at the end of the story?
(a) Henry Barrett's.
(b) Hanzaburo's.
(c) Tsuneko's.
(d) Beethoven's.

10. What does Yasukichi fill the eulogy with?
(a) Sincere sentiments and love.
(b) Sentimental claptrap and cliche.
(c) Passionate word and jokes.
(d) Family words and dark similes.

11. What city does Akutagawa head towards at the beginning of the story?
(a) Jeonju.
(b) Tokoyo.
(c) Kyoto.
(d) Hiroshoma.

12. What kind of dresses did Hatsuku wear?
(a) Far eastern dresses.
(b) Western style dresses.
(c) Chinese dresses.
(d) Traditional dresses.

13. Who does the author believe is chasing him?
(a) Dragons.
(b) Samarais.
(c) Furies.
(d) Elves.

14. What does Akutagawa think is imminent?
(a) His death.
(b) An illness.
(c) War.
(d) Unemployment.

15. What city was Shinsuke born in?
(a) Kyoto.
(b) Tokyo.
(c) Osaka.
(d) Peking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the initially doctor say is wrong with the narrator's baby?

2. What does Yasuckichi have to write for Lieutenant Honda?

3. What does Yasukichi enjoy writing?

4. What is the second story made up of?

5. Who does the author say he sees slaying a dragon?

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