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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what month has the Master been released from hospital?
(a) June.
(b) January.
(c) March.
(d) November.

2. Who wonders if perhaps it is not just the heat of the moment that makes the Master accuse Otake of a kind of cheating?
(a) Ito.
(b) Yasunari.
(c) Kawabata.
(d) Uragami.

3. What does the Master seem to lack at the final match, according to Uragami?
(a) The skill to win.
(b) The intelligence to win.
(c) The desire to win.
(d) The strength to win.

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

5. What does the Master's brilliant move do for his chances at winning the game?
(a) Helps him lose.
(b) Helps him declare neutral.
(c) Seals his defeat.
(d) Seals his success.

6. What brings a small crowd of watchers on the train when Uragami plays go?
(a) The sight of the chess moves.
(b) The sight of the foreigner.
(c) The sight of the apiary.
(d) The sight of the board.

7. Why are spectators disappointed in watching the game up to the point where it was recessed?
(a) It is loose.
(b) It is colorful.
(c) It is conservative.
(d) It is dramatic.

8. What is added to maintain the interest of readers who are not familiar with go?
(a) Lies.
(b) Notes.
(c) Designs.
(d) Embroidering.

9. 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) Different.
(c) Glowing.
(d) Unchanged.

10. Where does Uragami plan to go from the inn after the match is recessed?
(a) His father's house.
(b) His friend's house.
(c) His brother's inn.
(d) His summer home.

11. If Otake forfeits, who will receive the sympathy of viewers of the game?
(a) The Master.
(b) Kawabata.
(c) Uragami.
(d) Yasunari.

12. What play made the Master so furious that he almost forfeited the game right then?
(a) Black 131.
(b) White 141.
(c) White 101.
(d) Black 121.

13. Why is the Master bundled up?
(a) To fend off chills.
(b) To win a game.
(c) To show his power.
(d) To nurture support.

14. Who has an insatiable appetite for the game even when away from the go table?
(a) The game warden.
(b) The priest.
(c) The Master.
(d) The secretary.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is eager to leave the table at the noon break, after the middle phase of the game?

2. In what is Wu's opinion of the game between the Master and Otake included?

3. What does the Master talk openly to others about?

4. What part of the sick person's body has a problem, as determined by the specialist sent by the newspaper?

5. What does the Master do before the middle phase of the game that invokes the appreciation of onlookers?

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