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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. How is Minoru described?
(a) Handsome and has a beautiful voice.
(b) Ugly and thin.
(c) There is no mention of a Minoru.
(d) Handsome.

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

3. What does Jiro offer to do for Kenshi?
(a) Tell Yoshida how good Kenshi is.
(b) Play the snipe part for Kenshi to practice.
(c) Steal a copy of the new play.
(d) Tell Yoshida that Kenshi wants to talk with him.

4. What is offered for Saburo's capture?
(a) Some land.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Elevation to noble class.
(d) A large monetary reward.

5. Who does Joman disguise himself as?
(a) Saburo.
(b) Joman's grandfather.
(c) The Shogun for whom he works.
(d) Fusamu's old mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jiro do in his part of the play?

2. Who does the character Joman resemble?

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

4. Who is Saburo?

5. What is wrong with Hanji?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jiro hope about his father and what is the outcome?

2. What play does Okada finish and what do the apprentices worry about concerning the new play?

3. Who posts the roles for the new play and what is Jiro's role?

4. Where do Jiro and his father go and spend their money, and who do they talk to there?

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

6. How does Kinshi perform when he takes over for Kwada one day?

7. How does Jiro help his father and how does this help his family?

8. Who does Jiro meet at the theater and what does the person tell Jiro?

9. What do Saburo and his gang do one evening?

10. How is Jiro's family getting along?

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