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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. Who plays immediately after the break, indicating that he came up with the response during the break?

2. After a delay of how many months does Otake make a suspicious play?

3. What does Uragami believe goes along with the Master?

4. How many times does the Master break the rules on the first day?

5. What does the Master drink with his opponent in a friendly atmosphere prior to the game?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How is the Master described before his death?

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

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

7. Why is Otake willing to forfeit the game?

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

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

10. What does Uragami admit to having for the Master?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was the importance of avoiding conflict, according to Otake? How was he supportive? How was he distant? How did Otake find himself alone, often? How did his competitiveness affect this? What were his feelings about this? Did this change over time? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Kawabata uses more than one iteration on the motif of socialism. Identify at least two motifs about socialism and workers' rights in the book. Then, cite an example to support each answer.

Essay Topic 3

The Master of Go is written primarily in the first-person point of view of Uragami. Is this point of view more or less effective than telling the story from the third-persona and omniscient perspective?

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