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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. Why does Amakawaya Gihei's father-in-law want him to divorce his daughter?
(a) He's tired of paying her way.
(b) He thinks his status is too low.
(c) Someone else asked to marry his daughter.
(d) He thinks Amakawaya Gihei is a thief.

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

3. What does Amakawaya Gihei tell his wife has been difficult since she left?
(a) Falling asleep.
(b) Taking care of his son.
(c) Making money.
(d) Keeping their secret.

4. Where does Yuranosuke say snow is best preserved?
(a) In shadows.
(b) In a bottle.
(c) In one's memory.
(d) In caves.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Honzo give Rikiya as a gift in "Act Nine"?

3. What does Yuranosuke tell the neighboring samurai about the shogun?

4. In "Act Eight," what do Konami and Tonase spend the act doing?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Kampei die?

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

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

7. What happens after Moronao is beheaded?

8. Why does Kudayu hide out in Yuranosuke's room?

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

10. Why does Kampei fear he may have killed Okaru's father?

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