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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Fisby call to try to unload Lotus Blossom?
(a) Capt. McLean.
(b) He does not try to get rid of her.
(c) Col. Purdy.
(d) Major McEvoy at Awasi.

2. Where does the animal ride on the trip?
(a) He is tied with a rope to the jeep.
(b) On the hood with the children.
(c) He is on the back.
(d) He rides at the top with the old woman.

3. What does Mr. Seiko give to Fisby?
(a) A hat.
(b) A kimono.
(c) Geta or wooden sandals.
(d) A bottle of brandy.

4. Why did Fisby not report the birth of six kids in his report to the Col. under Population Increases?
(a) They are goats.
(b) They are not counted until they are three years old.
(c) They are American and do not belong to the village.
(d) Fisby did not know about the births.

5. What transportation will the party be using to get to the village?
(a) A bus.
(b) A horse cart.
(c) A car.
(d) A jeep.

6. What does Miss Higa Jiga want Lotus Blossom to do for the League for Democratic Action?
(a) Teach them how to serve tea.
(b) Teach them to be Geisha.
(c) Teach them about democracy.
(d) Teach them how to play an instrument.

7. What does Mr. Oshira make?
(a) Cricket cages.
(b) School houses.
(c) Lacquered cups.
(d) Teahouses.

8. How does Sakini explain to Fisby that the animal has no children?
(a) She is a he goat.
(b) She is an unmarried goat.
(c) She is too young to have kids.
(d) She is too old to have kids.

9. What do the villagers do at 5:30 p.m.?
(a) Go to bed.
(b) Make brandy.
(c) Go to the local teahouse.
(d) Sit in the pine grove, sip tea, and watch the sun go down.

10. What is Miss Higa Jiga complaining about in particular?
(a) All the noise from the new building.
(b) The democratic lectures.
(c) That Lotus Blossom goes to the front of the line in the rice rations line.
(d) The rice shortage.

11. What is Col. Purdy looking for as Act 1, Scene 1 ends?
(a) His bathrobe.
(b) His pants.
(c) His toothbrush.
(d) His magazine.

12. Why does Sakini walk so slowly?
(a) So his socks won't fall down.
(b) His shoes are too small.
(c) He's full from dinner.
(d) He was injured in the war.

13. What happened when Fisby was given a job licking envelopes?
(a) He threw up from the taste.
(b) He cut his tongue.
(c) He developed an allergy.
(d) He was quite successful.

14. Who jumps on the back of the transportation just before they leave for the trip?
(a) Col. Purdy.
(b) Another animal.
(c) An ancient man.
(d) Fisby.

15. In what language does Col. Purdy count his laundry items?
(a) Spanish.
(b) German.
(c) French.
(d) Japanese.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sakini get Fisby to let Lotus Blossom teach the other women in town?

2. What does the daughter need to bring with her on the trip?

3. What does it mean to give someone a chrysanthemum bud?

4. Why do the people of the village want to make Hokaida Chief of Police?

5. What does Miss Higa Jiga say is happening in the village?

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