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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of the play, what does Sakini wish that the August Moon brings to the audience?
(a) A happy life.
(b) A gentle sleep.
(c) A good fortune.
(d) Wisdom.

2. What is the cloth that the white suits are made from?
(a) Linen.
(b) Target cloth.
(c) Tea cloth.
(d) Cotton.

3. What has Capt. McLean subscribed to for years?
(a) The Farmer's Almanac.
(b) American Journal.
(c) The Wall Street Journal.
(d) All the farm journals.

4. What do the villagers get drunk on?
(a) Rice wine.
(b) Apple wine.
(c) Brandy.
(d) Plum wine.

5. What did Col. Purdy promise his wife?
(a) That he will build her a house after retirement.
(b) That he would retire this year.
(c) That he would be home by July.
(d) That he would come out of the army a General.

6. What does Gregovich really destroy?
(a) Cisterns.
(b) Large pots.
(c) Stills.
(d) Water barrels.

7. How are goods made in the U.S. according to this story?
(a) Hand-crafted in villages.
(b) Hand-made at home.
(c) In factories, many at a time.
(d) In city schools.

8. What is Fisby wearing when he meets Capt. McLean?
(a) A white coat.
(b) Amy fatigues.
(c) His blue bathrobe, his geta, and a straw hat.
(d) A silk kimono.

9. What does Fisby say about Col. Purdy's mother?
(a) That she will be disappointed if he doesn't make General.
(b) That she would disapprove of anything that goes on in the teahouse.
(c) That she could see anything that goes on in the teahouse.
(d) The he should call his mother and get her thoughts on the teahouse.

10. What did Lotus Blossom need a teahouse for?
(a) For a place to live.
(b) For a place to teach dance.
(c) For a place to teach the ladies how to become Geisha.
(d) For a place to drink tea.

11. What colors are the poles wrapped in during the wresting match?
(a) Red, white and blue.
(b) Purple and green.
(c) Black, white and blue.
(d) Black, green, red and white.

12. When Lotus Blossom asks Fisby if she can marry someone else, what does he tell her?
(a) That she must ask her father.
(b) That it is her decision.
(c) That she must ask the Geisha guild.
(d) That he will think about it.

13. What does Col. Purdy think of the Co-Op?
(a) He thinks it's Communism.
(b) He thinks it's Socialism.
(c) He thinks it's brilliant.
(d) He thinks it's terrible.

14. According to Sakini, how does fortune often come?
(a) Inside a fortune cookie.
(b) In the back door while we look out the window.
(c) From the mouths of our mothers.
(d) When we least expect it.

15. How do Fisby and Capt. McLean taste test the liquor?
(a) They give it to Sakini.
(b) They give it to a goat.
(c) They watch the villagers drink it first.
(d) They drink it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is flying over to look at the village?

2. What, according to Capt. McLean, do bees do?

3. What song do Fisby and Capt. McLean sing after the wrestling match?

4. When Fisby and Sakini say goodbye, what does Sakini say to Fisby?

5. What does Sakini want to do when he realizes that Fisby is leaving?

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