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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 upsets Col. Purdy about the men dancing at the officer's club?
2. What is Miss Higa Jiga complaining about in particular?
3. How long does it take a horse to travel to the village?
4. What does Sakini tell Fisby is the business of a Geisha?
5. How often is Fisby supposed to send a report to Col. Purdy?
Short Essay Questions
1. What shape is the new school to be built? Why is this important? Do you think the villagers understand the meaning of this symbol? Why?
2. When the teahouse is reassembled on stage, what is the last light to come on? What is this symbolic of? How does this complete the play?
3. McLean goes into great detail about worms? What did you learn about worms from his descriptions? Why does this concern Col. Purdy?
4. What is happening as Act 2, Scene 2 opens? What does this action suggest about Fisby's character? What has changed about Fisby?
5. After the arrival of Col. Purdy and the smashing of all the stills and closing the teahouse, what does Sakini want to do? Why do you think Fisby does not want to go along with Sakini's plan?
6. What is Miss Higa Jiga's complaint about Lotus Blossom? How does she want to overcome this issue? How does this idea fit in with Fisby's American thought process?
7. Why does Fisby prefer to wear a straw hat after he's been in the village for awhile? Does this indicate a change of heart in other ways too? What?
8. The poles surrounding the wresting pen have different colored cloth on each of them. What do the colors symbolize? What does this tell us about the culture of the villagers?
9. How does Sakini describe Tobiki at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 1? Why do those descriptions not go together? How does this create conflict?
10. What speech is Fisby going to give when he arrives in Tobiki? What does Sakini call the speech? Why? What does this tell the audience about the history of the island and its people?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Judging from Col. Purdy's knowledge of the French language, what do you think were his ambitions before the war? How closely did his wartime service resemble his dreams? Do you think his wife always shared his dreams and do you think they share dreams now?
Essay Topic 2
In the play, what is the difference between Okinawan industry and American industry? What role do machines play in the comparison?
Essay Topic 3
Other than Lotus Blossom, the character of Miss Higa Jiga is the only other woman described in much detail. Describe Miss Higa Jiga. What does Miss Higa Jiga represent? What does she symbolized? What changes does she make during the play?
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