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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. What does Bannai think is funny about Yuranosuke's sword?
(a) It is short.
(b) It has rust on it.
(c) It has English words carved on it.
(d) The handle is broken.

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

3. In "Act Nine," what makes Konami feel shame?
(a) Being ignored by Oishi.
(b) Her mother's poor clothes.
(c) Being slapped.
(d) Being rejected.

4. Why is Kudayu shocked by Yuranosuke's behavior in "Act Seven"?
(a) He tore his ceremonial robes.
(b) He has been drinking for days.
(c) He makes fun of his superiors.
(d) He is eating on a death anniversary.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rikiya do when he sees Honzo and his mother fighting in "Act Nine"?

2. Who ends up with the wallet Kampei found on the thief?

3. Why does Goemon finally ask Kampei to join their league of vengeance?

4. Why does Tonase show her husband's sword to Rikiya's mother?

5. Who sends Yuranosuke a letter in "Act Seven"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Amakawaya Gihei respond to being tricked by Yuranosuke?

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

3. What happens when Oishi attacks Honzo?

4. Why does Amakawaya Gihei give his wife divorce papers?

5. How is Kampei redeemed in the murder of Okaru's father?

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

7. How does Moronao act shortly before his house is stormed by Yuranosuke's samurai?

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

9. What is Honzo's response to the engagement in "Act Nine"?

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

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