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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 is Yoshihide caught stealing from the Lord?

2. Who raids the farmer's house?

3. What religion do O-Gin's parents practise?

4. How does the narrator say Yoshihide watches his daughter burn?

5. What does the old woman pluck hairs from?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the character of Shuri.

2. Why does Kanazawa say he killed himself?

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

4. How does the Lord kill Yoshihide's daughter?

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

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

7. How does the author describe Tanaka?

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

9. How does Kandata fall back into Hell?

10. What problems is the servant having in his life in Rashomon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare American and Japanese culture.

1. What are the differences between the two cultures?

2. In what way have the two cultures influenced each other?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

How does Shinsuke's upbringing affect his character? What does the story say about Akutagawa's own character and the themes he has expressed in his other stories?

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