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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. Who goes to visit Wu to get his opinion of the game between the Master and Otake?
(a) Yasunari.
(b) Uragami.
(c) Jason.
(d) Jan.

2. Who asks to play a game of go on the train home with Uragami?
(a) A Swede.
(b) An American.
(c) A Chinese person.
(d) A Japanese person.

3. What is Otake known for making?
(a) Impatient moves.
(b) Well-planned moves.
(c) Slow moves.
(d) Quick moves.

4. Whose health is deteriorating by August?
(a) Hiroku.
(b) Uragami.
(c) Otake.
(d) Master.

5. In the final session of the play, what becomes apparent about the Master?
(a) He will not win.
(b) He is sad.
(c) He will not lose.
(d) He is angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who insists on playing the game despite the health hazards?

2. What session at Ito is left up in the air after a dispute over the schedule?

3. When does Uragami join the Master for a meal as the play stops?

4. How is Wu, regarding his comments about the game between the Master and Otake?

5. What does the Master talk openly to others about?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Uragami coming and going in between sessions of the game of go?

2. What happens as the game enters the middle phase?

3. How does Otake apparently take advantage of the rules of the game of go?

4. Why does the Master's wife want to hide details about his health?

5. How do the Master and Otake spend their time during the rest period?

6. Why does Otake think the Master should not play in August?

7. What happens during the final session of the match?

8. How does Otake compromise with the organizers who want to finish the match soon?

9. What happens when Kume visits the Master and suggests a doctor for him?

10. How are the rules changed to adjust to the Master's health?

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