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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Goemon finally ask Kampei to join their league of vengeance?
(a) Because Okaru asks him to.
(b) Because he is dying.
(c) Because he proves his honor.
(d) Because he has been loyal to Hangan.

2. How many groups do the samurai break into in "Act Eleven"?
(a) Four groups.
(b) Two groups.
(c) They stay together as one group.
(d) Three groups.

3. What makes Oishi call Honzo a "sycophant samurai"?
(a) Because he ran from a fight.
(b) Because he is disloyal.
(c) Because he bribed a man.
(d) Because he is talked about often.

4. What does Okaru's mother scream while she blames Kampei for her husband's death?
(a) That she will curse him.
(b) That she will have revenge.
(c) That she wants to die.
(d) That she is sorry.

5. Who does Okaru say she must wait for before she will leave with Ichinomiya?
(a) Kampei.
(b) His wife.
(c) Her father.
(d) No one will make her leave with him.

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

7. How does the author describe the samurai who storm Moronao's mansion in "Act Eleven"?
(a) By age.
(b) By name.
(c) By clothing color.
(d) By heritage.

8. Who brings Okaru's father's body back to the family?
(a) Shoguns.
(b) Hunters.
(c) Lords.
(d) Beggars.

9. How does Amakawaya Gihei say he is working to help protect the samurai in "Act Ten"?
(a) He uses a code.
(b) He fired employees.
(c) He started using black boxes.
(d) He trades only with samurai.

10. Where does Kudayu hide to listen in on Heiemon and Okaru's conversation?
(a) Outside the window.
(b) Under the mats.
(c) Behind a door.
(d) Inside a crate.

11. Why does Heiemon want to join the samurai in "Act Seven"?
(a) To make new friends.
(b) To meet a woman.
(c) To find a better job.
(d) To avenge Hangan's death.

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

13. Why does Tonase show her husband's sword to Rikiya's mother?
(a) To prove their wealth.
(b) To compare it to Rikiya's.
(c) To show his approval.
(d) To frighten her.

14. Why do samurai from a neighboring town show up at Moronao's mansion?
(a) They want to join the league.
(b) They heard the fight.
(c) Moronao called them.
(d) They were passing by.

15. What does Yuranosuke ask from Moronau in "Act Eleven"?
(a) His forgiveness.
(b) An apology.
(c) Servants.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kudayu accuse Yuranosuke of doing in "Act Seven"?

2. What does Oishi attack Honzo with?

3. In "Act Seven," how do Kudayu and Bannai plan on sobering up Yuranosuke?

4. What makes the police stop threatening Amakawaya Gihei?

5. What do the neighboring samurai in "Act Eleven" praise?

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