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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Okada tell Jiro to claim?
(a) That Okada is going to put Jiro in charge of the other boys.
(b) That Jiro stole a copy of the play.
(c) That Jiro has memorized the play just by listening to it.
(d) That Jiro is going to be allowed to control a puppet.

2. Who saves Jiro from a ronin?
(a) Kenshi.
(b) Hanji.
(c) Yoshida.
(d) Jiro saves himself.

3. What is Jiro chosen to hold on stage one day?
(a) A rocket.
(b) A clam.
(c) A boat.
(d) A basket.

4. For what is Yoshida disciplining one of the boys?
(a) Moving a puppet.
(b) Breaking a cycle.
(c) Mixing the clay too thin.
(d) Breaking a pot.

5. What does Jiro do the next morning after speaking to Mochida?
(a) Writes his mother a letter.
(b) Runs away to the city.
(c) Goes to visit his grandfather.
(d) Goes to see his father.

6. What does Jiro say to Yoshida?
(a) That Jiro is the new apprentice.
(b) That Kenshi is a wonderful son.
(c) That Jiro will work very hard.
(d) That Jiro can make puppets.

7. With whom does Yoshida find fault when he watches the boys' practice?
(a) Kinshi.
(b) Minoru.
(c) Wada.
(d) Jiro.

8. Who is jealous of Jiro?
(a) Wada.
(b) Minoru.
(c) Kinshi.
(d) No one.

9. Where does Jiro visit Okada?
(a) In the bath house.
(b) In the stables.
(c) In the kitchen.
(d) In his dressing room.

10. Where do Jiro and Hanji go?
(a) Nowhere.
(b) The butcher.
(c) The wool house.
(d) The bathhouse.

11. Who is Yoshida?
(a) The master puppeteer.
(b) Jiro's uncle.
(c) A master potter.
(d) Jiro's brother.

12. What is Kwada's job in the theater?
(a) Carpenter.
(b) Prop man.
(c) Costume designer.
(d) Foot operator.

13. Who has fallen in love with Joman?
(a) No one.
(b) Hanji's sister.
(c) Kinshi's aunt.
(d) Fusamu.

14. What does Jiro think Yoshida does beautifully at the performance?
(a) The suicide scene.
(b) Moves the female puppet's fingers.
(c) The sword fight.
(d) The interview with the Emperor.

15. What does Jiro decide to do?
(a) Go offer himself as an apprentice to Yoshidaq.
(b) Apprentice himself to the blacksmith.
(c) Go to the big city to find work.
(d) Work a small plot of land near the forest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Jiro he is selfish?

2. Who is Saburo?

3. What is the situation in this country during this time?

4. What does Jira ask Okada?

5. Where are Hanji and Isako?

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