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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the organizers of the game want to see shortened in the game?
(a) The end of the matches.
(b) The period between sessions.
(c) The beginning of the game.
(d) The start of the programs.

2. Who does Otake tell that he is willing to forfeit the match?
(a) Yasunari.
(b) Uragami.
(c) Binchen.
(d) Ito.

3. What move by the Master does Otake consider a brilliant one that leaves him in a tough spot?
(a) White 130.
(b) Black 101.
(c) Black 100.
(d) White 131.

4. Who develops a cold and possibly some fluid in his lungs?
(a) The Master.
(b) Uragami.
(c) Yasunari.
(d) Jason.

5. What are the new rules of the game of go, after the doctor check-up?
(a) Three hours of play every five days.
(b) Four hours of play every eight days.
(c) Six hours of play every seven days.
(d) Two hours of play for two days.

6. When is the game delayed as a doctor arrives on the scene?
(a) 15th.
(b) 10th.
(c) 5th.
(d) 20th.

7. Where is the match being moved to, after the Master's hair is dyed?
(a) Grotto.
(b) Ito.
(c) Ipswich.
(d) Kyoto.

8. When the game reaches the middle ground, what does each player stake out?
(a) Season passes.
(b) Wins.
(c) Territory.
(d) Flags.

9. When does Uragami join the Master for a meal as the play stops?
(a) At tea time.
(b) At dinner.
(c) At noon.
(d) At breakfast.

10. What does the Master call a solid move after the match is over?
(a) Black 100.
(b) Black 121.
(c) White 100.
(d) White 131.

11. What color is the Master's hair dyed?
(a) White.
(b) Black.
(c) Gray.
(d) Red.

12. By making a move far away from the central battle that required a quick response, how did Otake leave the positions in the important parts of the board?
(a) Defeated.
(b) Glowing.
(c) Different.
(d) Unchanged.

13. Who finds it hard to write about Otake and the Master?
(a) Yasunari.
(b) The go teacher.
(c) The priest.
(d) Uragami.

14. Who does not know that Otake continues to threaten to forfeit rather than give in?
(a) Otake.
(b) Ito.
(c) Yasunari.
(d) The Master.

15. What do the Master's moves in the game do for his position?
(a) Raise it.
(b) Strengthen it.
(c) Neutralize it.
(d) Weaken it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the editor of the literary section of Uragami's newspaper?

2. Whose health is deteriorating by August?

3. What are the organizers of the game eager to get finished?

4. What session at Ito is left up in the air after a dispute over the schedule?

5. What stage does Uragami consider the game of go?

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