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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. What religion does Zenchi practice?

2. What does the old woman say she is gathering hair to make?

3. What does the doctor say Shino's daughter is suffering from?

4. Where does Nara post his sign?

5. What does the Lord ask Yoshihide to paint?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the character of Shuri.

3. Describe the character of O-Kimi.

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

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

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

7. Describe the moment the dragon rises from the pond.

8. How does O-Gin become a Christian?

9. How does Kandata fall back into Hell?

10. Describe the character of Naigu Zenchi.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was the structure of feudal Japan? What problems does these author highlight about feudal Japan? What within the system does the author suggest created these problems?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 3

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

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