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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author's wife say she has had a premonition about?
(a) Akutagawa's death.
(b) Civil War.
(c) Her own death.
(d) World War.

2. What does Akutagawa call the girl he has an affair with?
(a) Petal.
(b) Flower.
(c) Mad cow.
(d) Crazy girl.

3. What does the author apologize for at the beginning of the story?
(a) That such an ordinary man is the protaganist.
(b) That his memory is not the best.
(c) That he may may make the reader feel sick.
(d) That he he has to tell such a tired tale.

4. What did Honda die from?
(a) A stroke.
(b) Typhoid fever.
(c) A war wound.
(d) A heart attack.

5. What part of Tokyo was Shinsuke brought up in?
(a) Fuchu.
(b) Fussa.
(c) Honjo.
(d) Tama.

6. What word does the author hear over the phone?
(a) Vole.
(b) Spot.
(c) Mud.
(d) Mole.

7. What does Hanzaburo tell his wife to do to stop his legs from kicking?
(a) Chop them off.
(b) Sit on them.
(c) Hold them.
(d) Bind them.

8. What was the name of the founder of Rome?
(a) Romany.
(b) Roma.
(c) Romin.
(d) Romulus.

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

10. Who do the two Chinese Hanzaburo if he is?
(a) Paul Potter.
(b) Woodrow Wilson.
(c) Henry Barrett.
(d) James Dean.

11. How did Akutagawa's brother-in-law kill himself?
(a) He threw himself in front of a train.
(b) He slit his throat.
(c) He jumped off a bridge.
(d) He hung himself.

12. What serves as a symbol for Shinsuke's poverty?
(a) His pants.
(b) His shoes.
(c) His house.
(d) His desk.

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

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

15. How is the narrator informed of his mother's death?
(a) By his father.
(b) By a messenger boy.
(c) By telegram.
(d) By letter.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the narrator's job?

3. What can't the narrator concentrate on writing his article?

4. What kind of milk was the founder of Rome raised on?

5. What is the second story made up of?

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