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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 a fishmonger arrive to tell those at the theater?
(a) About Saburo's latest theft.
(b) About the Emperor's response to the play.
(c) About the assistant magistrate losing his position.
(d) About the assistant magistrate losing his head.

2. How is Yoshida after his play is shut down?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Angry.
(d) Agrieved.

3. What happens after the play is done?
(a) Nothing out of the ordinary.
(b) The people stand and chant Saburo's name.
(c) The soldiers start clubbing people.
(d) The lights go out and a voice makes a statement.

4. What is happening in the city when Jiro goes there after the performance?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Absolute silence.
(c) Hundreds of people are standing silently outside the Shogun's residence.
(d) Rioting.

5. What does Mochida say when he grabs Jiro?
(a) Yoshida wants to speak to him.
(b) He is needed to play Kenshi's role.
(c) His father is outside in the courtyard.
(d) Kenshi needs him at the river.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yoshida eventually decide to do?

2. Why is Kinshi worried about his part in the next performance?

3. Why does Jiro know he cannot turn in Yashida?

4. What does Jiro want his mother to do when he sees her in the audience?

5. What does Jiro discover when he sneaks into the storehouse?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the assistant magistrate first tell Yoshida and what does the assistant magistrate later say?

3. What does Hanji tell Jiro and offer to do, and what is Jiro's response?

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

5. How does Joman avoid being executed?

6. What does Jiro conclude after seeing the Samurai sword?

7. What wakes Jiro in the night and what is the outcome?

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

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

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

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