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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 is sympathetic to the sick person after the middle phase of the game?

2. What game is proposed by the sick person after the middle phase of the game?

3. Why is the Master bundled up?

4. In what month has the Master been released from hospital?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Uragami coming and going in between sessions of the game of go?

2. Why do the judges and organizers appeal to Otake to play?

3. What happens when Uragami goes to the master and asks him to wait for a day?

4. How are the rules changed to adjust to the Master's health?

5. How does the Master respond to Otake's move as Chapter 21 begins?

6. Why does Otake consider forfeiting because of the new rules?

7. What does Uragami say will happen if Otake forfeits the game?

8. How do the Master and Otake spend their time during the rest period?

9. What does Uragami think of his match with the American on the train?

10. How is Otake affected by the Master's poor condition of health?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the significance of the novel's title. What did the author mean by calling the book The Master of Go? Cite an example to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Describe Otake's initial foray into game playing. What did he enjoy about it? What were his concerns? When The Master got offered a prestigious title, how did this change his life? What new skills did he acquire?

Essay Topic 3

The Master of Go is particularly effective in conveying meaning through powerful imagery. Powerful imagery to establish connections in the minds of readers with the story's characters and plot. Imagery is the picture we form in our minds of the story we read. It can involve, visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory, tactile, kinetic, and kinesthetic. Kawabata uses these imagery to translate words into a visual story that we can see and participate in within our minds. Describe the use of imagery in this novel.

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