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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many plays can professional players make in the game that the Master has?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

2. Where is the play about to begin when the Master asks for it to be moved, on the first day?
(a) Hakone.
(b) Kawabe.
(c) Yasunari.
(d) Tokyo.

3. After a delay of how many months does Otake make a suspicious play?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

4. How much does the Master weigh?
(a) 80 lbs.
(b) 130 lbs.
(c) 120 lbs.
(d) 70 lbs.

5. What is Otake upset about the Master breaking?
(a) His cup.
(b) Icons.
(c) Rules.
(d) His board.

6. What does Uragami write about in an article about the game that is unusual?
(a) The Master's weight.
(b) The Master's height.
(c) The Master's attitude.
(d) The Master's hair.

7. What does the Master reveal as a strong personality trait?
(a) Detachment.
(b) Anger.
(c) Fear.
(d) Frustration.

8. Why does the Master play with white stones?
(a) He likes white.
(b) He is old.
(c) He is of lower rank.
(d) He is of higher rank.

9. According to the agreement governing the match, where would the players move to an inn?
(a) Uragami.
(b) Otaki.
(c) Hakone.
(d) Yasunari.

10. When the Master is playing, what does he do that is unusual, compared to other players?
(a) He is quiet.
(b) He is eager.
(c) He is oblivious.
(d) He is loud.

11. What does Otake drink a lot of during the game?
(a) Water.
(b) Tea.
(c) Juice.
(d) Coffee.

12. For what does the Master propose changes to rules?
(a) The tea ceremony.
(b) The setting.
(c) The game.
(d) The ritual.

13. What role does the timekeeper have in the game?
(a) Reviews moves.
(b) Answers questions.
(c) Leaves notes.
(d) Shoots pool.

14. What does the Master's opening play have to be, according to Otake?
(a) Long.
(b) Changing.
(c) Open.
(d) Sealed.

15. How many hours does the Master require to play the game of go?
(a) 40.
(b) 5.
(c) 10.
(d) 20.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Master seem casual about delaying?

2. What is the Koyokan?

3. What does Uragami consider the Master?

4. How tail is the Master?

5. What does the Narrator do at the Master's last professional game of go?

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