View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Amakawaya Gihei's father-in-law want him to divorce his daughter?

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

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

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

5. Why does Kampei stab himself?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "Act Nine," why does Oishi say the wedding between Konami and Rikiya is off?

3. What happens after Moronao is beheaded?

4. How do Yuranosuke's men get inside Moronao's mansion?

5. Why does Heiemon wish to meet with Yuranosuke in "Act Seven"?

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

7. How does Yuranosuke help Amakawaya Gihei's wife?

8. What does Oishi reveal at the end of "Act Nine"?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the author's message about justice? Give examples from the book to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the use of the narrator in this play.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the author's use of intertextuality and allusion. Why does he reference texts like the Bible? What is the purpose of these devices? Give examples of Izumo's use of literary devices to support your discussion.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 662 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample