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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Sakini born?
(a) Awasi.
(b) Tokyo.
(c) Tobiki.
(d) Tonaki.

2. How does Sakini think Fisby should dole out the jobs?
(a) The women should get the jobs first.
(b) First come, first serve.
(c) The men should get the jobs first.
(d) The people who bring the best gifts get the best jobs.

3. What does the daughter need to bring with her on the trip?
(a) Some pots to cook in.
(b) Her reading glasses.
(c) Many more packages.
(d) Her children.

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

5. What does it mean to give someone a chrysanthemum bud?
(a) That death is near.
(b) That the heart of the giver is ready to unfold.
(c) That the recipients' cheeks are like blossoms.
(d) That the August Moon is wise.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sakini walk so slowly?

2. What is the document called that Fisby is supposed to follow to help the village recover?

3. What noise can be heard as Fisby tries to hear who is calling him?

4. What does Fisby ask Lotus Blossom to do when he takes the call from Col. Purdy?

5. What does Mr. Seiko give to Fisby?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Fisby prefer to wear a straw hat after he's been in the village for awhile? Does this indicate a change of heart in other ways too? What?

2. How are the villagers getting drunk? How do they make liquor? Why do they make it?

3. Describe the Tobiki Co-Operative. How is it set up? Why does Col. Purdy think it is Communism?

4. What is the daughter going on the trip for? What must she bring along? How does this complicate the trip?

5. What is Miss Higa Jiga's complaint about Lotus Blossom? How does she want to overcome this issue? How does this idea fit in with Fisby's American thought process?

6. How does Sakini describe Tobiki at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 1? Why do those descriptions not go together? How does this create conflict?

7. McLean goes into great detail about worms? What did you learn about worms from his descriptions? Why does this concern Col. Purdy?

8. When Capt. McLean arrives in Tobiki, how does he find Fisby? What is Fisby dressed in and what is the appearance of his office? What does this tell the audience about Fisby?

9. What does Fisby say to Lotus Blossom when she asks if she should marry Seiko? How does his answer reflect his American beliefs? Does this signal a change away from the village?

10. What does Miss Higa Jiga threaten to do if Fisby does not agree with her request? Why is this important? What does this do to the story?

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