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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. What does Jiro reply to Okada's question?
2. What awakens Jiro in the middle of the night?
3. Where does Jiro decide to practice his part?
4. Who does Okada tell Tozo to send for?
5. What does Mochida explain to Jiro?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Jiro conclude after seeing the Samurai sword?
2. What is pinned on the door of the theater and how does Yoshida respond?
3. What does Okada tell Tozo after Jiro leaves Okada?
4. What happens in the theater when the play is over and how does the assistant magistrate react?
5. What does Jiro think about concerning arranging a meeting with Saburo?
6. How does Jiro arrange the meeting with Okada?
7. What does Kinshi say to Jiro the next morning?
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 wakes Jiro in the night and what is the outcome?
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
Characters are an integral and important part of almost all novels. Discuss the following:
1. Compare/contrast the characters of Jiro and Kinshi. How are they similar? How are they different? Is there a flaw in each of their personalities? Be specific and give examples.
2. Compare/contrast the characters of Saburo and Kinshi. How do they seem different? Which do you like more? Why? Which one seems more of a well-rounded character?
3. Thoroughly analyze how three of the secondary characters in The Master Puppeteer help drive the plot and what their contribution is to the storyline. Are any of the secondary characters unnecessary? Indispensable? Which of the secondary characters are likable? Which are either unlikable or even despicable? Be specific and give examples.
Essay Topic 2
There are a number of interesting questions raised by The Master Puppeteer. Questions that Peterson most likely want readers to consider and think through carefully. Discuss the following:
1. What does the term "author agenda" mean?
2. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of the Peterson' agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book and discuss Peterson' probable agenda concerning that idea.
2. Do you think writers who have an agenda for writing should point it out in a preface?
3. How often do you think fiction is written with a clear agenda in mind by the author?
4. Research the life of Peterson and see if/where his life may have influenced his writing.
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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