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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Xiao drop when something slams into his neck?
(a) His sword.
(b) His shield.
(c) His dagger.
(d) His helmet.

2. What does the doctor say Shino's daughter is suffering from?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Shingles.
(c) The flu.
(d) Typhoid fever.

3. Where does the servant spend the night?
(a) The temple.
(b) The Ran.
(c) The palace.
(d) The Rashomon.

4. What kind of books does O-Kimi enjoy?
(a) Melodramas.
(b) Comedies.
(c) Horrors.
(d) Science-fiction.

5. What is Yoshihide caught stealing from the Lord?
(a) A sheep.
(b) A tangerine.
(c) A deer.
(d) An apple.

Short Answer Questions

1. What grew in the field behind the house Xiao-er was brought up in?

2. What is seppuku?

3. How is it claimed Sato was brought back to life?

4. Who does E'in try to avenge in this story?

5. What is the name of the painter who created the Hell Screen?

Short Essay Questions

1. What rumors does the narrator say surround the Lord of Harikawa?

2. Why does Buddha decide to give Kandata a chance to redeem himself?

3. Why do the green onions affect O-Kimi so much?

4. Why does Kanazawa say he killed himself?

5. Describe the character of Naigu Zenchi.

6. Describe the character of Yoshihide.

7. How are Shuri, Usaemon and other members of the Itakura family punished?

8. What emotion does Xiao-er feel as he rides away dying?

9. How does E'in try to avenge the townspeople?

10. Describe the character of O-Kimi.

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