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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 stage does Uragami consider the game of go?

2. Why are spectators disappointed in watching the game up to the point where it was recessed?

3. When does Otake relent and agree to the conditions that the organizers of the game make to shorten the game?

4. Who is the only player that represents the new age of the game of go?

5. What kind of specialist is sent by the newspaper to examine the sick patient?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do the judges and organizers appeal to Otake to play?

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

4. What happens when Kume visits the Master and suggests a doctor for him?

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

6. Why are amateurs disappointed in the game, according to Uragami?

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

8. Why is the judge not able to find Black 121, initially?

9. Why is play in August delayed, initially?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Knowledge is an important concept of the book. Who has knowledge, and in what way? Who loses or gains knowledge? Is Shusai's desire for knowledge the same as that of Otake? What is different about them? What about the members of the team Shusai was on? In what ways were these individuals similar in their pursuit of knowledge or influence, and in what ways were they different?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Otake's initial foray into game playing. What did he enjoy about it? What were his concerns? When The Master got offered a prestigious title, how did this change his life? What new skills did he acquire?

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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