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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What specific questions does Col. Purdy have for Fisby when he phones?
(a) Why there is nothing reported about the schoolhouse.
(b) Why Lotus Blossom is lecturing on democracy.
(c) Why Sakini is now the mayor of the village.
(d) Why they are building a teahouse.

2. Who is the best carpenter in the village?
(a) Mr. Sumata.
(b) Mr. Hokaida.
(c) Mr. Seiko.
(d) Miss Higa Jiga.

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

4. On what island does the play take place?
(a) Okinawa.
(b) Hokkaidō.
(c) Shikoku.
(d) Honshū.

5. What is the daughter pushing when she arrives in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) A bike.
(b) A shopping cart.
(c) A wheelbarrow.
(d) A baby stroller.

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

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

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

9. What does "Hai" mean in English according to Sakini?
(a) No.
(b) O.K.
(c) Yes, that means no.
(d) Hi.

10. Which villager speaks English other than Sakini?
(a) Mr. Oshira.
(b) Lotus Blossom.
(c) Miss Higa Jiga.
(d) Mr. Seiko.

11. What does Mr. Hokaida give as a gift?
(a) A cricket.
(b) A teacup.
(c) A cricket cage.
(d) A goat.

12. When, according to Col. Purdy, will US troops be out of Okinawa?
(a) In five years.
(b) By the next generation.
(c) In 100 years.
(d) By the next year.

13. Who is in love with Lotus Blossom?
(a) Seiko.
(b) Capt. McLean.
(c) Fisby.
(d) Sakini.

14. What did the children want to see on the trip?
(a) An army base.
(b) The mountains.
(c) The ocean.
(d) Other children.

15. What has Maj. McEvoy accomplished in his village?
(a) 4th-graders know the alphabet through "M" and the whole village can sing "God Bless America" in English.
(b) A new schoolhouse has been built.
(c) All new houses have been built.
(d) He has delivered fourteen lectures on democracy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who helps Lotus Blossom to move?

3. What kind of eggs does Miss Higa Jiga give to Fisby?

4. What did Fisby do before the war?

5. What is Lotus Blossom doing when Col. Purdy calls at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2?

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