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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 game reaches the middle ground, what does each player stake out?
(a) Wins.
(b) Season passes.
(c) Flags.
(d) Territory.

2. Who insists on playing the game despite the health hazards?
(a) Hiroku.
(b) Otake.
(c) Master.
(d) Uragami.

3. What part of the sick person's body has a problem, as determined by the specialist sent by the newspaper?
(a) Artery.
(b) Valve.
(c) Lung.
(d) Tube.

4. When does the game resume after the recess?
(a) As the Master's sealed play is opened.
(b) As the Master gives in to his fears.
(c) As the Master talks to others.
(d) As the Master joins a cult.

5. When does Otake relent and agree to the conditions that the organizers of the game make to shorten the game?
(a) On the 4th day.
(b) On the 1st day.
(c) On the 5th day.
(d) On the 3rd day.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Uragami plan to go from the inn after the match is recessed?

2. In what month has the Master been released from hospital?

3. What does the Master call a solid move after the match is over?

4. Who made aggressive moves in the game up to the point where it was recessed?

5. Who influences the decisions of the Master's opponent?

Short Essay Questions

1. When is the Master allowed to play again, in Chapter 25?

2. What happens during the final session of the match?

3. How does Otake compromise with the organizers who want to finish the match soon?

4. Why is Uragami coming and going in between sessions of the game of go?

5. How is Otake affected by the Master's poor condition of health?

6. What does Otake consider a brilliant move by the Master?

7. How are the rules changed to adjust to the Master's health?

8. What happens as the game enters the middle phase?

9. What does Uragami think of his match with the American on the train?

10. How do the Master and Otake spend their time during the rest period?

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