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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jiro do the next morning after speaking to Mochida?
(a) Runs away to the city.
(b) Goes to see his father.
(c) Goes to visit his grandfather.
(d) Writes his mother a letter.

2. Who is constantly frustrated with Jiro?
(a) His grandfather.
(b) The mayor.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.

3. What does Jiro hope about his father?
(a) He will let Jiro come back home.
(b) He will come to the performance.
(c) He will get a job with Yoshida also.
(d) He will recover from his bad fall.

4. Who is Fusamu?
(a) Kinshi's aunt.
(b) A courtesan.
(c) A Shogun's wife character in the play.
(d) Okada's wife.

5. What is Kwada's job in the theater?
(a) Costume designer.
(b) Carpenter.
(c) Foot operator.
(d) Prop man.

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

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

8. How is Wada described?
(a) Ugly and fat.
(b) Humorous.
(c) Thin and quick.
(d) Very smart.

9. What is wrong with Hanji?
(a) He had a heart attack.
(b) He has bad lungs.
(c) He had a stroke.
(d) He broke his hip.

10. What does Jiro do to prepare for his part in the new production?
(a) Wraps his foot tightly to help the pain.
(b) Practices constantly.
(c) Runs several miles every day.
(d) Does acrobatic stunts.

11. What happens to the snipe?
(a) It gets caught in the clam.
(b) It breaks.
(c) Its mechanism squeals.
(d) It falls off stage.

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

13. What is Mochida's response to Jiro's question?
(a) The puppet is unbalanced.
(b) There is no more work.
(c) Jiro has to work longer for a recommendation.
(d) Jiro may visit Hanji.

14. What does Jiro ask Mochida?
(a) For help with a puppet Jiro is making.
(b) For a short letter of introduction.
(c) For more work.
(d) For permission to check on his father.

15. Where does Jiro sleep?
(a) In with Okada.
(b) In the barn.
(c) In the dressing room.
(d) He goes home every day to sleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Saburo?

2. What does Jiro offer to do for Kenshi?

3. How does Jiro feel about himself in regards to his family?

4. Where are Hanji and Isako?

5. What do Saburo and his band rob one evening?

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