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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. How is Kinshi the next morning?

2. What does Jiro say when he asks to speak to Okada?

3. Why dos Jiro run past Okada?

4. What does Joman's wife do after he goes to prison?

5. What does Jiro say to Mochida's question?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Jiro discover a Samurai sword?

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

5. How does Joman avoid being executed?

6. What does Jiro find when he goes into the storeroom and what happens as he trying to decide what to do?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:

1. Fully explain why you think The Master Puppeteer is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?

2. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.

3. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.

4. Have you ever read a book that when you finished, you do not understand the relevance of the title? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following to discuss:

1. Choose two significant symbols and trace and analyze their appearance in The Master Puppeteer. Are these universal symbols? Would they be understood in any culture? Are there other symbols that would portray the same idea? What are they? Why do you think Peterson chooses the symbols he does?

2. Choose two important metaphors and trace and analyze their appearance in the novel. Are these universal metaphors? Would they be understood in any culture? Are there other metaphors that would portray the same idea? What are they? Why do you think Peterson chooses the metaphors she does?

3. Discuss Peterson's use (or lack ) of literary device (such as foreshadowing, clifthangers, deux ex machina, etc...), and how they add or detract from the story. Does Peterson use too many or too little literary techniques? State which of the five major elements of fiction the literary device is related to (style, character, plot, setting, theme).

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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