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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. How does Kampei describe Okaru's mother's yelling to Goemon and Yagoro in "Act Six"?
(a) As a domestic matter.
(b) As a mistake.
(c) As a sign of insanity.
(d) As something that needs samurai help.

2. What does Honzo call Oishi in "Act Nine"?
(a) A child.
(b) A hussy.
(c) A monger.
(d) A fool.

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

4. What does Amakawaya Gihei's wife return to him in "Act Ten"?
(a) Her wedding ring.
(b) A set of letters.
(c) His kimono.
(d) The divorce papers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Act Nine," what does Tonase point out about Yuranosuke's income?

2. Why does Okaru refuse to leave with Ichinomiya in "Act Six"?

3. Why does Kampei stab himself?

4. What does Oishi attack Honzo with?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the truth behind the police in "Act Ten"?

2. Why does Okaru ask to kill herself in "Act Seven"?

3. How does Tonase try to protect her daughter's engagement in "Act Nine"?

4. What does Yuranosuke tell Moronao when he finds him in "Act Eleven"?

5. Why does Goemon refuse to let Kampei help with the monument in "Act Six"?

6. How does Amakawaya Gihei help the revenge plot?

7. In "Act Six," how does Okaru try to help her husband?

8. What does Moronao do when the samurai enter his mansion in "Act Eleven"?

9. What does Heiemon tell Okaru in "Act Seven"?

10. Why do the police show up at Amakawaya Gihei's house?

(see the answer keys)

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