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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Yuranosuke hear when his men get inside the mansion?
(a) Yelling from a fight.
(b) Laughter.
(c) Cries of horror.
(d) Nothing.

2. What does Yuranosuke compare Amakawaya Gihei to?
(a) A millionaire.
(b) A criminal master mind.
(c) A shogun.
(d) A samurai.

3. What does Amakawaya Gihei say when police storm his house?
(a) He denies everything.
(b) He says he is confused.
(c) He tells them they have the wrong man.
(d) He confesses his crimes.

4. How does Kampei describe Okaru's mother's yelling to Goemon and Yagoro in "Act Six"?
(a) As something that needs samurai help.
(b) As a mistake.
(c) As a domestic matter.
(d) As a sign of insanity.

5. Who sends Yuranosuke a letter in "Act Seven"?
(a) Rikiya.
(b) Bannai.
(c) Moronao.
(d) Kaoyo.

6. How does Bannai describe Yuranosuke to Kudayu in "Act Seven"?
(a) Honorless.
(b) Old.
(c) Foolish.
(d) Troublesome.

7. Why does Kampei stab himself?
(a) He is full of guilt.
(b) He is drunk.
(c) He is forced to do it.
(d) He was trying to stab someone else.

8. What does Okaru's mother do at the end of "Act Six"?
(a) Call for help.
(b) Grieve.
(c) Try to find her daughter.
(d) Sleep.

9. In "Act Seven," why do the samurai decide to kill Yuranosuke?
(a) They feel it is the first step to avenging Hangan.
(b) They are drunk.
(c) They say he is lost.
(d) They think he has been disloyal.

10. Why does Okaru refuse to leave with Ichinomiya in "Act Six"?
(a) He owes her money.
(b) He doesn't bring her a present.
(c) She is afraid of him.
(d) She loves her husband.

11. What does Oishi attack Honzo with?
(a) A gun.
(b) A chair.
(c) A lance.
(d) A daggar.

12. Why does Goemon finally ask Kampei to join their league of vengeance?
(a) Because he proves his honor.
(b) Because he has been loyal to Hangan.
(c) Because he is dying.
(d) Because Okaru asks him to.

13. Where does Amakawaya Gihei load his merchandise in "Act Ten"?
(a) On a ship.
(b) Into a coach.
(c) On a train.
(d) Into a store front.

14. What does Yuranosuke learn from his son in "Act Seven"?
(a) About his foolish behavior.
(b) About current events in China.
(c) About Moronao's movements.
(d) About financial support.

15. What does Amakawaya Gihei's father-in-law say after the divorce papers are signed?
(a) That he'll remarry his daughter.
(b) That he wins the war.
(c) That he's sorry.
(d) That Amakawaya Gihei is a fool.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Moronao hide when Yuranosuke's men attack his mansion?

2. Why does Oishi agree to let Konami and Rikiya wed?

3. What merchandise does Amakawaya Gihei have that interests Rikiya?

4. How does the author describe the samurai who storm Moronao's mansion in "Act Eleven"?

5. What do the neighboring samurai in "Act Eleven" praise?

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