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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 does Yoshida react when he hears about what is pinned to the door?
2. What does Jiro discover when he sneaks into the storehouse?
3. What does Jiro try to figure out?
4. What does Jiro realize about the puppeteer?
5. What does Jiro ask Kinshi after the performance?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Jiro arrange the meeting with Okada?
2. What does Yoshida ask Jiro and then tell Jiro to do?
3. What does Okada tell Jiro and how does Jiro react?
4. What does Okada tell Tozo after Jiro leaves Okada?
5. What does Hanji tell Jiro and offer to do, and what is Jiro's response?
6. What does Jiro conclude after seeing the Samurai sword?
7. What does Jiro beg Kinshi to do and what is Kinshi's reply?
8. How does Yoshida react when his play is shut down and what does he decide to do?
9. Describe the latest theft Saburo pulls off.
10. How does Joman avoid being executed?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Jiro's father wants Jiro to be able to help make puppets so they can earn a living, but he also wants Jiro to learn a skill that will help him in later life. Jiro tries his best and feels embarrassed and upset when he makes mistakes. He loves both his parents, but feels a little despairing of ever earning his mother's love. He thinks his mother resents the fact that he was even born, as his elder siblings died. He thinks that his mother would have preferred her other children to survive and Jiro to die. This makes him very sad, but also a little resentful of his mother.
1. Discuss the ways in which Jiro's father might be able to help him with his lack of skill. Use examples from The Master Puppeteer to support your reasoning.
2. Discuss the ways in which Jiro's mother responds to him that might be responsible for him believing she does not love him. Use examples from The Master Puppeteer to support your reasoning.
3. Discuss why Jiro would feel both sad and resentful about his mother. Use examples from The Master Puppeteer to support your reasoning.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the following:
1. What is a plot? What are the most important elements of a plot and their definition? Do all novels have a plot? Why or why not?
2. Write a brief synopsis of the plot of The Master Puppeteer, identifying where the various elements of the plot occur (Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution or denouement). Do you find it difficult to identify the plot? Why or why not? What about the various elements of the plot?
3. Identify the major sub-plots and their elements in The Master Puppeteer. (The subplots may not contain every element of a major plot). Do the sub-plots add to the main plot? Why or why not. Are the sub-plots interesting in and of themselves? Why or why not?
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