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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 the Master talk openly to others about?
(a) His fears.
(b) His joy.
(c) His health.
(d) His happiness.

2. By making a move far away from the central battle that required a quick response, how did Otake leave the positions in the important parts of the board?
(a) Unchanged.
(b) Defeated.
(c) Glowing.
(d) Different.

3. When does Uragami join the Master for a meal as the play stops?
(a) At breakfast.
(b) At noon.
(c) At tea time.
(d) At dinner.

4. What are the organizers of the game eager to get finished?
(a) Their vows.
(b) The match.
(c) Their programs.
(d) Their dates.

5. What do the organizers of the game want to see shortened in the game?
(a) The beginning of the game.
(b) The period between sessions.
(c) The start of the programs.
(d) The end of the matches.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the Master bundled up?

2. Who is sympathetic to the sick person after the middle phase of the game?

3. What color is the Master's hair dyed?

4. What part of the sick person's body has a problem, as determined by the specialist sent by the newspaper?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Uragami think Otake takes so long to play his move?

2. Why does the Master's wife want to hide details about his health?

3. As an amateur, what does Uragami fail to see about the Master's brilliant move?

4. How does the Master make Otake play conservatively?

5. What does Otake threaten to do that the Master does not know about?

6. How does Otake apparently take advantage of the rules of the game of go?

7. Why does Otake consider forfeiting because of the new rules?

8. Why does Otake think the Master should not play in August?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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