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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 the play doing as Spring rolls around?
2. How does Yoshida react when he hears about what is pinned to the door?
3. Why is the merchant supposedly arrested?
4. What does Jiro tell Okada?
5. To whom does Jiro think it would be best to talk?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Jiro arrange the meeting with Okada?
2. Describe the latest theft Saburo pulls off.
3. How does Kinshi get out of his chores and what do the other boys do?
4. How does Joman avoid being executed?
5. What does Jiro think about concerning arranging a meeting with Saburo?
6. Describe the conversation between Okada and Jiro.
7. What does Kinshi say to Jiro the next morning?
8. What happens in the theater when the play is over and how does the assistant magistrate react?
9. What does Hanji tell Jiro and offer to do, and what is Jiro's response?
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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Discuss the following:
1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?
2. Analyze and discuss The Master Puppeteer based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if The Master Puppeteer is a successful novel.
3. Do you think the criteria for a successful novel should be different if it is written for adults versus young adults? Why or why not? Would most adults consider The Master Puppeteer a successful novel? What about young teens?
Essay Topic 3
The Master Puppeteer belongs to the youth historical fiction genre. Discuss the following:
1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to the youth historical fiction genre.
2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text by genre and two reasons it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.
3. What do you think is the difference between a youth historical fiction and a historical novel mystery?
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