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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the fourth session of the game played?
(a) Hakone.
(b) Riveria.
(c) Island Top.
(d) Imaginarium.

2. What does Uragami notice about the Master's right eyebrow?
(a) It has a single long hair.
(b) It is temperamental.
(c) It is skewed.
(d) It is short.

3. What does the Master's opening play have to be, according to Otake?
(a) Open.
(b) Long.
(c) Sealed.
(d) Changing.

4. What drive does the Master possess despite his reserved nature at times?
(a) Competitive.
(b) Angry.
(c) Fearful.
(d) Lazy.

5. In what event does Uragami find special meaning by looking at pictures of the Master's image?
(a) The ceremony.
(b) The game.
(c) His death.
(d) His birth.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years is the Master in retirement before he comes to play with Otake?

2. Where does Uragami meet Otake when he is upset with the Master?

3. Why does Otake play first?

4. How tail is the Master?

5. How many times does the Master break the rules on the first day?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the Master go into another room with his white stone?

2. Why do Uragami and the Master's wife take the Master to the sea in between sessions?

3. How does Uragami describe himself?

4. What does Uragami associate with the Master and his death?

5. Why is Otake willing to forfeit the game?

6. How does Kawabata frame the novel through Chapters 2 and 4?

7. How does the Master fail to keep rules when it rains?

8. After the judges and reporters and Otake leave the inn, what does Uragami reflect upon?

9. On the first day of play, what does Otake apologize for and why does he do this?

10. Why does the Master play the white stones versus Otake, who plays with the black stones?

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