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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 Jiro try to figure out?
(a) How to find his father.
(b) How to keep Kinshi safe.
(c) How to arrange a meeting with Saburo for Kinshi.
(d) How to keep his mother safe.

2. What does Jiro discover when he sneaks into the storehouse?
(a) Kenshi is there.
(b) Yoshida is there.
(c) Hanji is there.
(d) The Samurai sword is gone.

3. Where does Kinshi say it is forbidden to go?
(a) In the upstairs storehouse.
(b) In the cellar.
(c) In the stable's loft.
(d) In the attic.

4. Why won't Kinshi allow Jiro to come with him at night?
(a) Jiro is too small.
(b) Jiro is too kind and would get hurt.
(c) Jiro needs to cover for Kinshi at the theater.
(d) Kinshi works better alone.

5. What have some people started doing at night?
(a) Helping Saburo's gang.
(b) Gathering in secret groups.
(c) Wandering the streets and throwing stones at wealthy men's homes.
(d) Setting fire to weathly men's homes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Hanji disguised as?

2. What happens after the play is done?

3. How does Yoshida praise the assistant magistrate?

4. What is going to be the entrance fee for a special showing of "The Thief of the Tokaido"?

5. What is the bird on the crest of the Samurai who visits Yoshida?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Okada tell Jiro and how does Jiro react?

2. What does Kinshi say to Jiro the next morning?

3. What is the story that the puppeteer tells Jiro?

4. How does Jiro arrange the meeting with Okada?

5. What does Jiro beg Kinshi to do and what is Kinshi's reply?

6. Describe the conversation between Okada and Jiro.

7. What happens in the theater when the play is over and how does the assistant magistrate react?

8. What does Jiro think about concerning arranging a meeting with Saburo?

9. What is pinned on the door of the theater and how does Yoshida respond?

10. What does Okada tell Tozo after Jiro leaves Okada?

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