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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, 'Bad Omens for the New Year'.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is said about Yoshida?
(a) He is retiring and handing over the theater to Okada.
(b) He is sick.
(c) He is sending his son to work for the Shogun.
(d) He has an audience with the Shogun.

2. How does Jiro feel about himself in regards to his family?
(a) That he is just a nuisance.
(b) That they believe in him.
(c) That he should help his family more.
(d) That they resent him being alive.

3. What is Teiji's problem?
(a) He has several fingers missing.
(b) He stutters.
(c) He has a tic in his face.
(d) He limps from a club foot.

4. What is the Hanaza?
(a) The community dining hall.
(b) The puppet theater.
(c) The outdoor craft fair.
(d) The outdoor meeting place.

5. In what disguise do Saburo and his crew pull off the robbery?
(a) As sailors.
(b) As Komuso monks.
(c) As peasant farmers.
(d) As soldiers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Saburo?

2. Who is Taro?

3. What does Yoshida do after discovering the celebration?

4. What is the situation in this country during this time?

5. What does Jiro say to Yoshida?

(see the answer key)

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