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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. Who does the author believe is chasing him?

2. What kind of dresses did Hatsuku wear?

3. What happens to Tseneko before she can see her husband's horse legs?

4. What does the narrator is always looking over his shoulder?

5. What does the author use to help him sleep?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does the narrator say he feels guilty?

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

4. Why does Shinsuke come to appreciate the fact his mother did not breast feed him?

5. How does Oshino try to control his kicking legs?

6. Why does Akutagawa become so upset about the raincoat?

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

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

9. What does the doctor say is wrong with the baby?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Why is Xiao-er unable to take the second chance given to him? What does his character say about human nature in general? How could you argue against the author's point of view?

Essay Topic 3

What information is in Henry Barrett's obituary? Why does the author include Henry Barrett's obituary at the end of Horse Legs?

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