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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Isako not let Jiro do?
(a) Walk her out of the theater.
(b) Come home.
(c) Talk to Hanji.
(d) Explain his reasons.

2. Why does Fusamu go into fits of shrieking?
(a) Her brother is killed by one of the bandits.
(b) A bandit accidentally kills her cat.
(c) To pretend her mother has died.
(d) Her dog is killed by one of the soldiers.

3. Who tells Jiro he is selfish?
(a) His sister.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) His mother.
(d) Hanji.

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. What is the situation in this country during this time?
(a) A religious upheaval.
(b) A drought.
(c) A famine.
(d) A civil war.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tells Yoshida tell Jiro to do?

2. Where do Jiro and Hanji go?

3. For what is Yoshida disciplining one of the boys?

4. What does Jiro admire about the boy who is disciplined?

5. What does Jiro do that is rude?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Jiro and Kinshi get to do on stage during one performance?

2. Who are the other apprentices?

3. What is the basic plot of the play?

4. What does Jiro decide to do and why does he make this decision?

5. Why is Jiro almost attacked and who saves him?

6. What does Jiro discover when he goes to steal the script for the next play?

7. Why does Jiro make mistakes and how does his mother react?

8. What does Kinshi steal for a celebration and what happens?

9. What does Jiro admire about one of Yoshida's apprentices?

10. What do the authorities and merchant's guild offer?

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