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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What polite practice does the Master fail to do?

2. Who greets the Master in his room when he is bent over oddly?

3. How often do the players meet in the game of go?

4. Who makes an aggressive move during the fourth session of the game?

5. What does the Master do that resembles a violent struggle internally?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the Master play the white stones versus Otake, who plays with the black stones?

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

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

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

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

6. How does the Master fail to keep rules when it rains?

7. Why is Otake teased in the newspaper articles about the match?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the significance of the novel's title. What did the author mean by calling the book The Master of Go? Cite an example to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Describe Wu. What is his role in the story? What was Kawabata trying to accomplish by creating the Wu' character in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

The Master and Otake are two of the most active characters in the game of go.

Part 1) What is their relationship? How do they co-exist and how do they interact? What is similar about them, and what is different?

Part 2) What are some events that Otake had a direct influence upon? What are some events that The Master had a direct influence upon?

Part 3) Which character offers support or sympathy to people that attempt to play the game of Go and win? Which one is stronger, and why?

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