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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the new rules of the game of go, after the doctor check-up?
(a) Three hours of play every five days.
(b) Six hours of play every seven days.
(c) Two hours of play for two days.
(d) Four hours of play every eight days.

2. When the game reaches the middle ground, what does each player stake out?
(a) Season passes.
(b) Wins.
(c) Territory.
(d) Flags.

3. What does Otake play in the next session after a break?
(a) White 100.
(b) Black 100.
(c) White 121.
(d) Black 121.

4. What does the Master talk openly to others about?
(a) His joy.
(b) His health.
(c) His happiness.
(d) His fears.

5. Who finds it hard to write about Otake and the Master?
(a) The go teacher.
(b) Uragami.
(c) Yasunari.
(d) The priest.

6. How does the Master insist on playing?
(a) Slowly.
(b) Impatiently.
(c) Quickly.
(d) Without fear.

7. Who made aggressive moves in the game up to the point where it was recessed?
(a) Bebe.
(b) Yasunari.
(c) Master.
(d) Otake.

8. What does the Master's brilliant move do for his chances at winning the game?
(a) Helps him declare neutral.
(b) Helps him lose.
(c) Seals his defeat.
(d) Seals his success.

9. In what month has the Master been released from hospital?
(a) June.
(b) November.
(c) March.
(d) January.

10. What does Otake damage if he forfeits the game?
(a) His strength.
(b) The chess pieces.
(c) The table.
(d) His reputation.

11. Whose health is deteriorating by August?
(a) Otake.
(b) Hiroku.
(c) Uragami.
(d) Master.

12. What brings about palpitations and pain in the chest of one of the people at the game?
(a) Eating disorder.
(b) A heart condition.
(c) Fear mongering.
(d) Anxiety.

13. Why are spectators disappointed in watching the game up to the point where it was recessed?
(a) It is conservative.
(b) It is dramatic.
(c) It is colorful.
(d) It is loose.

14. What is Otake known for making?
(a) Slow moves.
(b) Well-planned moves.
(c) Impatient moves.
(d) Quick moves.

15. What does the Master seem to lack at the final match, according to Uragami?
(a) The intelligence to win.
(b) The desire to win.
(c) The strength to win.
(d) The skill to win.

Short Answer Questions

1. What brings a small crowd of watchers on the train when Uragami plays go?

2. Who is eager to leave the table at the noon break, after the middle phase of the game?

3. What do the organizers of the game want to see shortened in the game?

4. Who wonders if perhaps it is not just the heat of the moment that makes the Master accuse Otake of a kind of cheating?

5. Who is the only player that represents the new age of the game of go?

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