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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, 'Night Rovers'.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wears baskets on their heads?
(a) The wives of the merchant class.
(b) Fishmongers.
(c) The wives of the peasant class.
(d) Komuso monks.

2. What is Jiro's part in the new play?
(a) Foot manipulator for one of the female puppets.
(b) Snipe holder.
(c) Foot manipulator for one of the whale puppets.
(d) Curtain raiser.

3. What does Kinshi say the left-hand operators will do?
(a) Try to mess up Jiro on his first day.
(b) Nod when it's time to pull the curtain.
(c) Move the puppets towards the center of the stage.
(d) Pull the curtain while Jiro drops the set.

4. To whom does Kinshi introduce Jiro?
(a) To Yoshida.
(b) To his younger brother.
(c) To the other apprentices.
(d) To his dog.

5. Why is Jiro irritable as Kinshi practices?
(a) He is worried that Saburo is going to attack the theater again.
(b) He is worried about his mother.
(c) He is jealous of Kinshi.
(d) He is worried about Hanji.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jiro decide to do on the New Year instead of celebrating with the others?

2. What tells Yoshida tell Jiro to do?

3. In what disguise do Saburo and his crew pull off the robbery?

4. Who is Kinshi?

5. Why is the merchant supposedly arrested?

(see the answer key)

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