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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. What does Uragami see in the features of the Master?
(a) Something poignant.
(b) Something strong.
(c) Something loving.
(d) Something disturbing.

2. What does the Master seem casual about delaying?
(a) The resumption of the game.
(b) The ceremony of tea.
(c) The transfer of authority.
(d) The ritual of performance.

3. Why does Otake ask to be excused repeatedly from the game?
(a) To rest.
(b) To fight.
(c) To go to the bathroom.
(d) To cry.

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

5. What does Uragami consider the Master?
(a) A hero.
(b) A supporter.
(c) A student.
(d) A friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the fourth session of the game played?

2. What drive does the Master possess despite his reserved nature at times?

3. Where do the two men sit together after the last match?

4. How many children does the Master have?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is the controversy surrounding the match he had with Wu?

10. How does the Master reveal his desire for enough time to not worry about time in games?

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