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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the neighboring samurai in "Act Eleven" promise to do?
(a) Stand guard.
(b) Help support Moronao.
(c) Help defeat Moronao.
(d) Not interfere.

2. How does Kampei sign his contract with Goemon?
(a) With his broken hand.
(b) Okaru does it for him.
(c) With a stick in the dirt.
(d) With blood.

3. Who tells Kampei that Okaru started selling herself?
(a) Okaru's father.
(b) Ichinomiya.
(c) Okaru.
(d) Okaru's mother.

4. What do the neighboring samurai in "Act Eleven" praise?
(a) Yuranosuke's loyalty.
(b) The shogun's promise.
(c) The skills of the fighting samurai.
(d) Moronao's wealth.

5. What does Rikiya do when he sees Honzo and his mother fighting in "Act Nine"?
(a) He slaps Konase.
(b) He stabs Honzo.
(c) He holds his mother back.
(d) He calls his father.

6. In "Act Seven," why do the samurai decide to kill Yuranosuke?
(a) They feel it is the first step to avenging Hangan.
(b) They say he is lost.
(c) They are drunk.
(d) They think he has been disloyal.

7. What makes the police stop threatening Amakawaya Gihei?
(a) When his son cries out.
(b) When they get another call.
(c) When Yuranosuke appears.
(d) When he confesses.

8. Why does Oishi agree to let Konami and Rikiya wed?
(a) Because of a bribe.
(b) Because she fears her husband.
(c) Because of Konami's chastity.
(d) Because she signed a contract.

9. Why does Okaru's mother blame Kampei for her husband's death?
(a) Because he didn't tell anyone he saw the body.
(b) Because he didn't try to save him.
(c) Because he shot him.
(d) Because he has the man's wallet.

10. How does Amakawaya Gihei feel after being tricked by Yuranosuke in "Act Ten"?
(a) Angry.
(b) Confused.
(c) Humored.
(d) Grateful.

11. Who sends Yuranosuke a letter in "Act Seven"?
(a) Kaoyo.
(b) Moronao.
(c) Rikiya.
(d) Bannai.

12. What does Amakawaya Gihei's father-in-law say after the divorce papers are signed?
(a) That he's sorry.
(b) That he'll remarry his daughter.
(c) That he wins the war.
(d) That Amakawaya Gihei is a fool.

13. How do Yuranosuke's men get to Moronao's main gate?
(a) They have to climb a wall.
(b) They have to fight guards.
(c) They have to cross a moat.
(d) They have to sneak through shadows.

14. What does Kudayu accuse Yuranosuke of doing in "Act Seven"?
(a) Pretending to be drunk.
(b) Rejecting his family.
(c) Planning on killing samurai.
(d) Losing his honor.

15. Why does Honzo beg for pity in "Act Nine"?
(a) So Oishi will help him up.
(b) So Rikiya will stop hitting him.
(c) For his daughter's sake.
(d) For his soul.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Amakawaya Gihei offer the samurai in "Act Ten"?

2. Where does Amakawaya Gihei load his merchandise in "Act Ten"?

3. How does Kudayu die?

4. Why does Yuranosuke explain to Moronao what he wants to do with him in "Act Eleven"?

5. Why does Amakawaya Gihei's wife question the servants?

(see the answer keys)

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