1. Who has written the prose piece "The Artist" ? 

2. When was Shiga Naoya born ? 

3. When did Shiga Naoya die ? 

4. Shiga Naoya is a ___ writer. 

5. Seibei was a twelve year ____ boy. 

6. Seibei was a twelve years old and still at ______ school. 

7. Seibei bought a ____ inch gourd from an old woman. 

8. One day Seiebi was caught red handed by his _____ 

9. The teacher became very ____ with Seibei for neglecting his studies. 

10. You are an idiot ____ shouted. 

11. Seibei's father worked at _____ shop. 

12. _____ bawled at Seibei. 

13. _____ fetched his hammerand systematically smashed gourds. 

14. The teacher gave Seibei's concficated gourd to an old ______ 

15. The curio-dealer sold the gourd to a wealthy collector for _____ yen. 

16. Seibei' hobby of collecting gourd made his teacher _____ 

17. Who is the main character of "The Artist" ? 

18. Seibei often went out to buy himself _____

19. Seibei lived in _____ 

20. What would Seibei apply to get rid of the unpleasant gourd smell? 

21. Which type of gourd did Seibei like? 

22. Seibei was interested in _____ 

23. What a splendid gourd Thought Seibei, but actually it was _____ 

24. Seibei was now _____ in his picture. 

25. The old woman asked _____ for the gourd. 

26. The curio-dealer sold the confiscated gourd to _____ 

27. Seibei's mother was _____ softly.

28. Seibei's father ____ him by the collar and gave him a sound beating. 

29. That youngster of yours only seems to like the ordinary- looking ones, said _____ 

30. Who said, " When you don't know what you're talking about you'd better shut up.