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

2. Who is Maeda, in relationship to the Master?
(a) A brother.
(b) A son.
(c) A friend.
(d) A disciple.

3. Who has died at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Udake.
(b) Shusai.
(c) Uragami.
(d) Atasay.

4. After a delay of how many months does Otake make a suspicious play?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

5. When is the fourth session of the game played?
(a) In July.
(b) In August.
(c) In May.
(d) In June.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Otake ask to be excused repeatedly from the game?

2. Why is the Master not a popular opponent?

3. What is hard to maintain at a professional level, the longer the game of go is?

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

5. Who greets the Master in his room when he is bent over oddly?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. After the judges and reporters and Otake leave the inn, what does Uragami reflect upon?

3. How are the two players described in the beginning of the book?

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

5. Why does the Master play the white stones versus Otake, who plays with the black stones?

6. How does Uragami describe himself?

7. How is the Master described before his death?

8. How does the Master seem to have trouble understanding the new rules?

9. What are some concessions made for the game that seem very difficult to follow?

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

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