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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Akutagawa panic about losing?
(a) His hat.
(b) His cigarettes.
(c) His slipper.
(d) His phone.

2. What kind of legs do the Chinese men give Hanzaburo?
(a) Broken legs.
(b) Bow legs.
(c) Horse legs.
(d) Cow legs.

3. What was Akutagawa's brother-in-law wearing when he died?
(a) A stetson.
(b) A pair of jeans.
(c) A rain coat.
(d) A robe.

4. What does the author say he wants someone to do to him?
(a) Hold him.
(b) Tell him nice things.
(c) Shoot him.
(d) Strangle the life from him.

5. What does the author hear a man mention that something is?
(a) Superb.
(b) Tantalus.
(c) Dedaulus.
(d) Tantalizing.

6. Who punishes Shinsuke for being smart?
(a) His siblings.
(b) His school friends.
(c) His teachers.
(d) His parents.

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

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

9. Who does the author say he sees slaying a dragon?
(a) The Monkey King.
(b) Sir Lancelot.
(c) St. George.
(d) King Arthur.

10. In what mood does the author's wife arrive home in?
(a) Panic.
(b) Terror.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Relaxed.

11. What happens to Tseneko before she can see her husband's horse legs?
(a) She vomits.
(b) She faints.
(c) She has a heart attack.
(d) She sees a red mist.

12. What does Yasukichi feel when he realizes people like his eulogy?
(a) Guilt.
(b) Shame.
(c) Laughter.
(d) Pride.

13. What is the man sitting next to him on the train is wearing?
(a) A rain coat.
(b) A suit.
(c) Shorts and a t-shirt.
(d) A pair of jeans.

14. What does the narrator witness when he is 28?
(a) A robbery.
(b) A car accident.
(c) The death of his father.
(d) The murder of his adoptive parents.

15. What is the name of the river Shinsuke visits with his father?
(a) Tomkins River.
(b) Honjo River.
(c) Juniper River.
(d) Sumida River.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Hanzaburo wake up?

3. What is the second story made up of?

4. What is Shinsuke very poor at when he is young?

5. Who visits Tsuneko at the end of the story?

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