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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why do many players play with the Master?
(a) Out of desperation.
(b) Out of competitive need.
(c) Out of deference.
(d) Out of curiosity.

3. What is the Master able to do when he is playing a game?
(a) Knit socks.
(b) Shut out all disturbances.
(c) Win every time.
(d) Smoke a pipe.

4. What kind of health condition is the Master in during the last game?
(a) Frail.
(b) Robust.
(c) So-so.
(d) Glowing.

5. How long does Uragami think the match will take?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 6 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Master hospitalized for?

2. How tail is the Master?

3. Since the mood is tense, where is the Master taken to retreat in between sessions?

4. Who is Maeda, in relationship to the Master?

5. Where does the Master go with a judge to make his first move?

Short Essay Questions

1. After the judges and reporters and Otake leave the inn, what does Uragami reflect upon?

2. How is the ceremony for the game of go described by Yasunari?

3. What are some concessions made for the game that seem very difficult to follow?

4. How does the Master act during the game of go that is revealed in his breathing?

5. Why is the Master not a popular opponent?

6. What does the Master do that reveals his intensely competitive nature?

7. What does Uragami admit to having for the Master?

8. Why do many players play with the Master?

9. On the first day of play, what does Otake apologize for and why does he do this?

10. How does the Master fail to keep rules when it rains?

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