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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Amakawaya Gihei feel after being tricked by Yuranosuke in "Act Ten"?

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

3. What does Yuranosuke say he plans on doing to Moronao in "Act Eleven"?

4. Who brings Okaru's father's body back to the family?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Amakawaya Gihei help the revenge plot?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the details of this play that are included because it was originally meant for puppets and puppeteers. How do these details make the play effective? How do they make it ineffective?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the use of the narrator in this play.

Essay Topic 3

What is author's message about honor? How does this theme influence the play? Define theme and give specific examples of honor from the play.

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