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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who greets the Master in his room when he is bent over oddly?

2. What role does the Master play in his art?

3. Where do Otake's students live?

4. What does Uragami see in the features of the Master?

5. Where does Uragami meet Otake when he is upset with the Master?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why do Uragami and the Master's wife take the Master to the sea in between sessions?

5. What does Uragami associate with the Master and his death?

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

7. What does Uragami notice in a photograph of the Master that he adds in his article?

8. Why is the Master not a popular opponent?

9. What does Uragami do for the widow with care and deference after the Master's death?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Master of Go is written primarily in the first-person point of view of Uragami. Is this point of view more or less effective than telling the story from the third-persona and omniscient perspective?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Wu. What is his role in the story? What was Kawabata trying to accomplish by creating the Wu' character in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Kawabata uses more than one iteration on the motif of socialism. Identify at least two motifs about socialism and workers' rights in the book. Then, cite an example to support each answer.

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