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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 is Wada described?
(a) Ugly and fat.
(b) Thin and quick.
(c) Humorous.
(d) Very smart.

2. What is Jiro chosen to hold on stage one day?
(a) A basket.
(b) A boat.
(c) A rocket.
(d) A clam.

3. What does Jiro keep doing?
(a) Making mistakes.
(b) Swatting at a bee.
(c) Coughing.
(d) Making up songs in his mind.

4. How is Minoru described?
(a) There is no mention of a Minoru.
(b) Ugly and thin.
(c) Handsome.
(d) Handsome and has a beautiful voice.

5. What will Jiro be able to do someday if he is employed properly?
(a) Give his family money.
(b) Help his siblings.
(c) Marry.
(d) Set up his own vegetable farm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kinshi admire?

2. What is the Hanaza?

3. What has Jiro learned about his mother?

4. Why does Jiro worry about Hanji?

5. What does the visitor to the theater bring?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Jiro and his father sell their puppets?

2. How does Okada respond to Jiro's question?

3. What play does Okada finish and what do the apprentices worry about concerning the new play?

4. What do the authorities and merchant's guild offer?

5. What is the basic plot of the play?

6. What does Jiro discover when he goes to steal the script for the next play?

7. How does Jiro practice puppeteering skills?

8. How does Kinshi perform when he takes over for Kwada one day?

9. Who does Jiro find at the house when he gets home and what does Jiro learn from him?

10. How do some of the attendees feel about the resemblance of Joman to Saburo?

(see the answer keys)

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