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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Kimura say he met Xiao-er?

2. Who do the villagers claim Shino is having an affair with?

3. Why do people think Yoshihide can paint the fires of hell so well?

4. What does the sign say will ascend from the pond?

5. What kind of animal does Yoshihide look and move like?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the diagnosis the doctor gives Shino's daughter?

2. Describe the character of Yoshihide.

3. How does Kandata fall back into Hell?

4. Why does Kanazawa say he killed himself?

5. Why does O-Gin decide to renounce her faith?

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

7. How does the Lord agree to help Yoshihide?

8. Why does Kimura think Xiao-er went against his vow?

9. How did Xiao-er get his head chopped off?

10. What does the servant find when he gets in the tower?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the history of Christianity in Japan? Why did the Japanese find it so difficult to except the Christian faith? What do the stories express about how Japanese society viewed Christianity?

Essay Topic 2

What does the Hell Screen express about art and the artist? What examples are there in popular culture of artists who too far?

Essay Topic 3

In what way is death a constant theme throughout the book? In what way do the Japanese view death differently to other western cultures? Does the author share this view?

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