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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. When the Master's opponent leaves, who is the only person with him at the inn?
(a) His brother.
(b) His sister.
(c) His mother.
(d) His wife.

2. How tail is the Master?
(a) 6 feet.
(b) 3 feet.
(c) 5 feet.
(d) 4 feet.

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

4. What does Uragami believe is responsible for the Master's death?
(a) Rules.
(b) Fear.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Sickness.

5. What does the newspaper offer the Master to play with Otake?
(a) A title.
(b) A credit.
(c) A book.
(d) A fee.

Short Answer Questions

1. What role does the timekeeper have in the game?

2. Where does Uragami take Otake the day after the Master goes on retreat?

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

4. Who plays immediately after the break, indicating that he came up with the response during the break?

5. Since the mood is tense, where is the Master taken to retreat in between sessions?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Otake willing to forfeit the game?

2. What is the ceremonial opening for the go game like?

3. How does the Master act during the game of go that is revealed in his breathing?

4. Why is the Master not a popular opponent?

5. What does Uragami do for the widow with care and deference after the Master's death?

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

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

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

9. Why does the Master go into another room with his white stone?

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

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