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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the money earned from the sale of liquor?
(a) Under the teahouse.
(b) In New York.
(c) In Tokyo.
(d) Banked in Seattle.

2. What did some "fool Senator" do back in Washington?
(a) He is using the village as an example of the decadence of Okinawan life.
(b) He is using the village as an example of Okinawan thought and success.
(c) He seized the village's bank account.
(d) He is using the village as an example of American "Get-up-and-go."

3. What has Capt. McLean subscribed to for years?
(a) The Farmer's Almanac.
(b) American Journal.
(c) All the farm journals.
(d) The Wall Street Journal.

4. What are some of Capt. McLean's favorite plants?
(a) Cucumbers - Extra Early Green Prolific; Radishes - Crimson Giant; Tomatoes - Ponderosa Earliana; and Watermelon.
(b) Jolly Green Giant Peas and Idaho Potatoes.
(c) Celery, Lettuce, and Snow Root Strawberries.
(d) Super Red Tomatoes and Carrot Root.

5. When Fisby offers Capt. McLean tsukemomo, he refuses saying he just ate what?
(a) Candy.
(b) A chocolate bar.
(c) An apple.
(d) A piece of pie.

6. How are goods made in the U.S. according to this story?
(a) In factories, many at a time.
(b) Hand-made at home.
(c) Hand-crafted in villages.
(d) In city schools.

7. What colors are the poles wrapped in during the wresting match?
(a) Red, white and blue.
(b) Black, white and blue.
(c) Purple and green.
(d) Black, green, red and white.

8. What is Lotus Blossom going to do to remember Fisby?
(a) She wants to take a picture with him.
(b) She is going to paint his picture.
(c) She is going to write to him in America.
(d) She is going to make up a song about him to sing in the teahouse.

9. What is the name of the special liquor taste tester?
(a) Sakini.
(b) Lady Astor.
(c) Fisby and McLean.
(d) Elsa Maxwell.

10. Who is thrown from the ring during the wrestling match?
(a) McLean.
(b) Mr. Hokaida.
(c) Sakini.
(d) Mr. Oshira.

11. At the end of the play, what does Sakini wish that the August Moon brings to the audience?
(a) A good fortune.
(b) A happy life.
(c) Wisdom.
(d) A gentle sleep.

12. What is the name of the teahouse?
(a) Lotus Blossom Teahouse.
(b) Moon Teahouse.
(c) Teahouse of the August Moon.
(d) Tobiki Teahouse.

13. What does the winner of the wresting match get?
(a) To have Lotus Blossom as a Geisha.
(b) A free plant.
(c) To haul sweet potatoes for Lotus Blossom.
(d) To build a house for Lotus Blossom.

14. What did Col. Purdy promise his wife?
(a) That he would come out of the army a General.
(b) That he would be home by July.
(c) That he will build her a house after retirement.
(d) That he would retire this year.

15. What will be the name of the street the teahouse sits on?
(a) Grace Purdy Avenue.
(b) McLean Street.
(c) Sakini Lane.
(d) Fisby Road.

Short Answer Questions

1. Fisby tells Capt. McLean that he feels free. When does he say this feeling started?

2. Who is the winner of the wrestling match?

3. What name is the money earned from the sale of liquor kept under?

4. What is eating up the Chinese peas?

5. Why does Lotus Blossom put on a wresting match?

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