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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hangan ask Yuranosuke before he dies?
(a) To avenge his death.
(b) To watch over his family.
(c) To leave Japan.
(d) To have pity.

2. In "Act Five," what does Senzaki Yagoro say he is raising money for?
(a) A monument.
(b) A temple.
(c) A library.
(d) Himself.

3. Why does Kaoyo tell her husband about Moronao after he tries to win her over the first time?
(a) She fears her husband.
(b) Moronao threatens her to keep it secret.
(c) Her husband is out of town.
(d) She likes Moronao.

4. Who restrains Hangan when he attacks Moronao in "Act Three"?
(a) Kaoyo.
(b) An unnamed lord.
(c) No one.
(d) Honzo.

5. In "Act Three,"why is Lord Hangan embarrassed?
(a) Because his wife is foolish.
(b) Because he lost his money.
(c) Because he is late.
(d) Because he is wears the wrong thing.

6. What does Kampei promise Senzaki Yagoro in "Act Five"?
(a) To stay true to his faith.
(b) To regain his honor.
(c) To help raise money.
(d) To leave town.

7. What happens when Ishido tells Yakushiji to be respectful in "Act Four"?
(a) He burns the house down.
(b) He begins to loot the house.
(c) He slaps Ishido.
(d) He storms out in a fit of rage.

8. What does Senzaki Yagoro say about the plan to avenge Hangan's death?
(a) He denies it.
(b) He says it has been postponed.
(c) He refuses to talk about it.
(d) He says they need help.

9. Why does Bannai harass Kampei's wife?
(a) Because Moronao forces him.
(b) Because he was bribed too.
(c) Because Kampei is gone.
(d) Because he thinks she is someone else.

10. What does Kampei think when Senzaki Yagoro tells him about raising money?
(a) That he is an honorable man.
(b) That he is a fool.
(c) That he is too busy to help.
(d) That he is keeping a secret.

11. In "Act Five," what does the old man tell Ono Sadakuro about his money?
(a) He stole it from someone.
(b) He got it from selling his daughter.
(c) He found it behind the temple.
(d) It is his life savings.

12. Who exposes Bannai's behavior with Kampei's wife in "Act Three"?
(a) Kampei.
(b) Moronao.
(c) Okaru.
(d) No one.

13. Why does Kampei cry when he sees Senzaki Yagoro in "Act Five"?
(a) Because he didn't help Hangan.
(b) Because he wronged Senzaki Yagoro.
(c) Because he has been sent away from his house.
(d) Because he is poor.

14. How does Ono Sadakuro die?
(a) From poison.
(b) From being stabbed.
(c) From old age.
(d) From a gunshot.

15. Why does Kampei hunt for food in "Act Five"?
(a) Because he is helping someone.
(b) Because he is poor.
(c) Because he is bored.
(d) Because it is his new job.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Kakogawa Honzo Yukikuni's wife and daughter feel about the Yasuchika rumors in "Act Two"?

2. In "Act Two," why does Honzo ask Konami to leave the room when Lord Wakasanosuke enters?

3. How does Kaoyo feel about the advances Moronao makes on her?

4. What message does Rikiya tell Konami in "Act Two"?

5. Who does Moronao arrive with at Tadayoshi in "Act Three"?

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