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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What country elevated go to an art form?
(a) China.
(b) America.
(c) Korea.
(d) Japan.

2. Who makes several aggressive plays up through Black 129?
(a) Yasunari.
(b) Otake.
(c) Kawabata.
(d) The Master.

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

4. What does the Master publish after the match is over?
(a) An apology.
(b) A commentary.
(c) A love letter.
(d) A note.

5. What does Otake damage if he forfeits the game?
(a) His reputation.
(b) His strength.
(c) The chess pieces.
(d) The table.

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

7. When the Master announces the day of the play, what does Otake request?
(a) A doctor's visit.
(b) A chance to win.
(c) A day of rest.
(d) Another phone call.

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

9. What does Otake play in the next session after a break?
(a) White 121.
(b) White 100.
(c) Black 121.
(d) Black 100.

10. What are the organizers of the game eager to get finished?
(a) Their vows.
(b) The match.
(c) Their dates.
(d) Their programs.

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

12. Who would rather not play after the middle phase of the game?
(a) Uragami.
(b) Otake.
(c) Hiroku.
(d) Master.

13. Who goes to visit Wu to get his opinion of the game between the Master and Otake?
(a) Jason.
(b) Uragami.
(c) Yasunari.
(d) Jan.

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

15. What is the last play of the game up to the point where it was recessed?
(a) Blue 100.
(b) Black 100.
(c) Green 100.
(d) White 100.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Uragami's opponent seem willing to do in every game of go that he plays on the train?

2. Who does not know that Otake continues to threaten to forfeit rather than give in?

3. After the play of what move does Otake take the offensive and the advantage?

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

5. When the game reaches the middle ground, what does each player stake out?

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