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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. Who does Okada tell Tozo to send for?
(a) Kenshi.
(b) Hanji.
(c) Jiro's mother.
(d) Yoshida.

2. How does Yoshida react when he hears about what is pinned to the door?
(a) He tells them to burn the message.
(b) He tells them to take the message to the Shogun.
(c) He tells them to ignore the message.
(d) He tells them to post the message in the courtyard.

3. Who is Hanji disguised as?
(a) No one.
(b) A merchant.
(c) A fireman.
(d) A policeman.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Jiro irritable as Kinshi practices?

2. What do the other boys do for Kinshi?

3. What does Mochida ask Jiro the next morning?

4. What does Yoshida tell the boys to get?

5. How do the boys decide to give Kinshi his role back?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jiro manage to get Kinshi his role back in the play?

2. What happens when the boys are sewing and practicing later that night and how does Yoshida react?

3. How does Kinshi get out of his chores and what do the other boys do?

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

5. What does Yoshida ask Jiro and then tell Jiro to do?

6. Describe the conversation between Okada and Jiro.

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

8. How does Joman avoid being executed?

9. Describe the latest theft Saburo pulls off.

10. What part is Kinshi assigned in the new play and what does Jiro learn as they go to get puppets for Kinshi to practice?

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