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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do many players play with the Master?
(a) Out of competitive need.
(b) Out of curiosity.
(c) Out of deference.
(d) Out of desperation.

2. Who tells a story about a visitor with a crying baby while the Master is playing a game?
(a) His sister.
(b) His friend.
(c) His brother.
(d) His wife.

3. Where does Uragami meet Otake when he is upset with the Master?
(a) Outside the Yasunari.
(b) Outside the Koyokan.
(c) Inside the Hakone.
(d) Inside the Kawabe.

4. Who plays immediately after the break, indicating that he came up with the response during the break?
(a) Otake.
(b) Uragami.
(c) Master.
(d) Hakone.

5. How many children does the Master have?
(a) 0.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

6. During what meal do the players stop the game?
(a) Lunch.
(b) Tea time.
(c) Breakfast.
(d) Noon.

7. In what articles is Otake teased about taking frequent breaks?
(a) Book.
(b) Brochure.
(c) Newspaper.
(d) Television.

8. How does Uragami travel after the match to go home?
(a) Via tram.
(b) Via bus.
(c) Via metro.
(d) Via shuttle.

9. How long does Uragami think the match will take?
(a) 6 weeks.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 6 months.

10. How many times does the Master break the rules on the first day?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

11. At the end of the game, how does the Master appear?
(a) Joyful.
(b) Anguished.
(c) Angry.
(d) Calm and collected.

12. What does the Master do that resembles a violent struggle internally?
(a) Heavy breathing.
(b) Body shaking.
(c) Crying.
(d) Moanful sounds.

13. How old is Otake?
(a) 40.
(b) 35.
(c) 30.
(d) 20.

14. Where does the Master go with a judge to make his first move?
(a) A kitchen.
(b) A private room.
(c) A parlor.
(d) A dungeon.

15. What does the Narrator do at the Master's last professional game of go?
(a) Sing.
(b) Dance.
(c) Report.
(d) Fight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Otake drink a lot of during the game?

2. Where do Otake's students live?

3. Who greets the Master in his room when he is bent over oddly?

4. Who has died at the beginning of Chapter 1?

5. What does Uragami believe is responsible for the Master's death?

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