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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of liquor is Fisby going to serve Col. Purdy at the end of the play?
(a) Plum wine.
(b) Apple wine.
(c) Rice wine
(d) 20 Star Brandy.

2. Why does Lotus Blossom put on a wresting match?
(a) The celebrate the goods being sold at market.
(b) To celebrate the opening of the Teahouse.
(c) It is Fisby's birthday.
(d) It is tradition.

3. What does Fisby say about the villagers' work?
(a) He tells them they should all be proud of their work.
(b) He tells them maybe they can do better work.
(c) He says nothing about their work.
(d) He is sorry that their work isn't better.

4. What are some of Capt. McLean's favorite plants?
(a) Super Red Tomatoes and Carrot Root.
(b) Celery, Lettuce, and Snow Root Strawberries.
(c) Cucumbers - Extra Early Green Prolific; Radishes - Crimson Giant; Tomatoes - Ponderosa Earliana; and Watermelon.
(d) Jolly Green Giant Peas and Idaho Potatoes.

5. Why are all the villagers returning at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 4 with all of their bundles?
(a) They sold their goods and bought new items for their homes.
(b) The American soldiers would not buy their goods.
(c) The cart broke a wheel on the way and they could not get through.
(d) The trail to the army base was washed out.

6. What does Lotus Blossom believe happens in American factories?
(a) People sit around and drink tea while machines make goods.
(b) The machines make goods 10 times faster than hand-made.
(c) The unions run the mills and the workers are treated well.
(d) The workers are treated poorly.

7. What is the villagers' liquor made from?
(a) Sweet potatoes.
(b) Plums.
(c) Rice.
(d) Apples.

8. What is the significance of one of the contestant's black shorts during the wresting match?
(a) Black mean death.
(b) Black is Lotus Blossom's favorite color.
(c) Black is the symbol of the moon.
(d) Nothing. Just easy to keep clean.

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

10. How many cricket cages does Fisby own by the time he meets Capt. McLean?
(a) A dozen.
(b) Six.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

11. What will be the punishment for Fisby?
(a) He will be jailed.
(b) Court-martial.
(c) $5000.00 fine.
(d) Discharge from the army.

12. Why does Capt. McLean want to leave the meeting with Col. Purdy?
(a) He needs to stop the villagers from over-watering his seedlings.
(b) He needs to transplant his seedlings.
(c) He is needed at the stills.
(d) He needs to go to the teahouse.

13. When Gregovich goes out in the village to destroy all the stills, how does he return?
(a) He returns after dark because he watched the sun set in the grove with the others.
(b) He returns drunk.
(c) He gets lost and does not return until the next day.
(d) He returns angry.

14. Who is flying over to look at the village?
(a) The President.
(b) A Congressional Committee.
(c) Some Senators.
(d) The General.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does it mean for Fisby to cover his face with the fan when he starts the wrestling match?

2. What does tsukemono mean?

3. Why does Fisby not think it would be a good idea for Lotus Blossom to go to America?

4. What is Capt. McLean studying when Fisby enters at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 3?

5. Where does Col. Purdy tell Gregovich to pile the lumber?

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