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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, 'The Fourth Fearful Thing'.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one reason Jiro has decided to do what he does?
(a) He can learn blacksmithing and then set up a shop.
(b) His father is very ill.
(c) There will be one less mouth to feed at home.
(d) His mother has been hounding him too much.

2. Who is Mochida?
(a) Yoshida's tailor.
(b) A kind man who oversees the apprentices.
(c) The head of the puppet's guild.
(d) The head of the blacksmith's guild.

3. What is the state of Jiro's family?
(a) Hungry.
(b) They have to send in more tax money.
(c) Comfortable.
(d) They have to move.

4. Who is Okada?
(a) The cook.
(b) The master painter.
(c) The master chanter.
(d) The stable hand.

5. Who is Saburo?
(a) The medicine man of the village.
(b) The mayor of the village.
(c) A blacksmith.
(d) A notorious bandit.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jiro's family make money?

2. What does Jiro do the next morning after speaking to Mochida?

3. What does Jiro find when he is stealing the text of the next play?

4. What does Kinshi steal to celebrate?

5. What is Jiro chosen to hold on stage one day?

(see the answer key)

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