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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What brings about palpitations and pain in the chest of one of the people at the game?
(a) A heart condition.
(b) Eating disorder.
(c) Anxiety.
(d) Fear mongering.

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

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

4. What does Uragami discuss as he pleads with Otake to reconsider forfeiting the game?
(a) The end of the match.
(b) The rise and fall of winners.
(c) The historic nature of the game.
(d) The beginning of the match.

5. Who is finishing up as a new game is proposed by the sick person, after the middle phase of the game?
(a) The editor.
(b) The writer.
(c) The player.
(d) The doctor.

6. What move does the Master consider his fatal mistake in go?
(a) Black 129.
(b) Black 100.
(c) White 100.
(d) White 130.

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

8. What kind of specialist is sent by the newspaper to examine the sick patient?
(a) Heart.
(b) Skin.
(c) Brain.
(d) Lung.

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

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

11. How is Wu, regarding his comments about the game between the Master and Otake?
(a) Conservative.
(b) Spontaneous.
(c) Modest.
(d) Wild.

12. What does Otake do while the Master diverts himself with other games?
(a) Answers questions.
(b) Eats.
(c) Studies moves.
(d) Sleeps.

13. Who is sympathetic to the sick person after the middle phase of the game?
(a) Otake.
(b) Master.
(c) Uragami.
(d) Hiroku.

14. How many doctors are brought in to check the sick person at the game?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

15. What does Uragami do when he hears the Master's reply when Uragami asks if he will agree to wait a day?
(a) Screams.
(b) Laughs.
(c) Smiles.
(d) Weeps.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who made aggressive moves in the game up to the point where it was recessed?

2. In the final session of the play, what becomes apparent about the Master?

3. When does the Master announce that he will resume playing after visiting the hospital?

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

5. Whose health is deteriorating by August?

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