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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 kind of vegetables does O-Kimi see for sale?

2. Who does the priest say the man looked like?

3. What is wrong with Shuri?

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

5. What is the the name of the woman character in Dr. Ogata Ryosai?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does O-Gin become a Christian?

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

3. Describe the character of Shuri.

4. Describe Shino's life.

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

6. How does the Lord agree to help Yoshihide?

7. How does Kandata fall back into Hell?

8. How does the author describe Tanaka?

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

10. How does Zenchi reduce the size of his nose?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does the Loyalty story express about the Japanese Feudal system? How does the feudal system affect Shuri's decisions in the story?

Essay Topic 2

How will O-Kim's life change now she has opened her eyes to real life? In what could be said that she be happier than she was?

Essay Topic 3

What In the Bamboo Grove say about unreliable narration? How can the court get to the truth?

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