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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Jiro irritable as Kinshi practices?

2. What does Mochida ask Jiro the next morning?

3. What does the Samurai tell Yoshida?

4. What does Okada admit to Jiro?

5. What does the puppet say about curiosity?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Describe the conversation between Okada and Jiro.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1. What is foreshadow? How many incidences of foreshadow are in The Master Puppeteer? How does foreshadow contribute to a book's suspense?

2. Discuss an example of foreshadow in The Master Puppeteer including why you believe it is foreshadow. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from The Master Puppeteer and your own live to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 2

Many readers of fiction place themselves in the position of one character, wondering if they would do the same thing as that character. Discuss the following:

1. Do you think one of the values of literature is to serve as a reflection of oneself? Why or why not?

2. Socrates said "Know thyself." How can reading a book such as The Master Puppeteer help a reader to know him/herself? Do you find yourself reflecting on your own character and abilities when reading The Master Puppeteer? Why or why not.

3. Choose one specific incident in The Master Puppeteer to discuss and compare one of the characters' response to how you think you would respond.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the following:

1. Who is/are the protagonists of the story and why?

2. Who is/are the antagonists of the story and why?

3. Which 3 secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot?

4. Are any of the characters dispensable and which ones? Why or why not?

5. Do you think this is a character-driven plot or an action-driven plot? Explain.

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