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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the play about to begin when the Master asks for it to be moved, on the first day?
(a) Tokyo.
(b) Kawabe.
(c) Yasunari.
(d) Hakone.

2. How many plays can professional players make in the game that the Master has?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

3. What does Otake drink a lot of during the game?
(a) Water.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Juice.
(d) Tea.

4. What is the Master hospitalized for?
(a) A heart condition.
(b) A chest problem.
(c) A leg problem.
(d) A back problem.

5. What does the Master's odd bent position remind Uragami of?
(a) The present.
(b) The past.
(c) The game.
(d) The future.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Uragami write about in an article about the game that is unusual?

2. What does Otake say he will do instead of changing rules?

3. Where does the Master go with a judge to make his first move?

4. Who is Maeda, in relationship to the Master?

5. What association's directors also attend the ceremonial opening of the game?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Otake teased in the newspaper articles about the match?

2. On the first day of play, what does Otake apologize for and why does he do this?

3. How does the Master fail to keep rules when it rains?

4. What does the Master do that reveals his intensely competitive nature?

5. What are the events that happen immediately after the end of the match?

6. Why does Uragami think the Master plays with Otake?

7. Why do Uragami and the Master's wife take the Master to the sea in between sessions?

8. How does Kawabata frame the novel through Chapters 2 and 4?

9. What does Uragami associate with the Master and his death?

10. What does Uragami notice in a photograph of the Master that he adds in his article?

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