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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. In "Act Eight," what do Konami and Tonase spend the act doing?
(a) Crying.
(b) Writing letters.
(c) Fighting.
(d) Walking.

2. Where does Amakawaya Gihei tell his wife to go when she visits him in "Act Ten"?
(a) To her father.
(b) To the basement.
(c) To her sister.
(d) To the city.

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

4. In "Act Nine," who does Honzo disguise himself as?
(a) A soldier.
(b) A child.
(c) A merchant.
(d) A priest.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Okaru admit to reading Yuranosuke's letter?

2. Why does Yuranosuke pretend to sleep in "Act Nine"?

3. Why does Honzo beg for pity in "Act Nine"?

4. How does Goemon discover that Kampei did not kill his father-in-law?

5. Why does Goemon reject Kampei's offer to help build the monument to Hangan in "Act Six"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Kampei die?

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

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

6. How does Amakawaya Gihei help the revenge plot?

7. How does Yuranosuke act foolishly in "Act Seven"?

8. Why do Konami and Tonase travel to Yuranosuke's house in "Act Eight"?

9. What happens after Moronao is beheaded?

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

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