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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. Why does Otake play with black stones?
(a) He is old.
(b) He likes black.
(c) He is of higher rank.
(d) He is of lower rank.

2. What does the outbuilding lie beyond?
(a) A city wall.
(b) A teahouse.
(c) A garden.
(d) A bookstore.

3. What is the Koyokan?
(a) A book.
(b) A clubhouse.
(c) A sword.
(d) A tea ceremony.

4. Where is the fourth session of the game played?
(a) Riveria.
(b) Hakone.
(c) Island Top.
(d) Imaginarium.

5. Why is the Master not a popular opponent?
(a) He is very loud and obnoxious.
(b) He spends a lot of time thinking.
(c) He always wins.
(d) He always cheats.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has died at the beginning of Chapter 1?

2. How does Uragami travel after the match to go home?

3. What is the Master able to do when he is playing a game?

4. In what event does Uragami find special meaning by looking at pictures of the Master's image?

5. What does the Master reveal as a strong personality trait?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the Master described before his death?

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

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

4. Why is the Master not a popular opponent?

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

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

7. How does Uragami explain why the Master fails to thank people on his own?

8. How is the ceremony for the game of go described by Yasunari?

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

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

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