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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 does Akutagawa call the girl he has an affair with?

2. What does the critic call Yasukichi's writings?

3. What is Fujita's rank in the army?

4. Who do the two Chinese Hanzaburo if he is?

5. What is the name of the river Shinsuke visits with his father?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Shinsuke struggle to make friends?

2. What is the life of the Stupid Man about?

3. What does the narrator remember about his eldest sister?

4. What happens to the baby?

5. How does Tsuneko react to seeing her husband's horse legs?

6. What are the author's feeling about religion during this time?

7. What does the Life of the Stupid Man say about Akutagawa's state of mind?

8. How does the author end the story?

9. What does the narrator say he remembers about his mother?

10. How does Akutagawa's wife increase his panic?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick a character from the book and discuss his or her goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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