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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. What does Musashi say the talk with Nikkan makes him feel like?
(a) As if he hasn't been born.
(b) As if he has been dragged through mud.
(c) As if he has lost a battle.
(d) As if he has been spat at.

2. What does Musashi place before the blacksmith's sleeping form?
(a) A sword.
(b) A knife.
(c) A sickle.
(d) A dead bird.

3. Where does Oko allow the two men to sleep?
(a) The woodshed.
(b) The basement.
(c) The cowshed.
(d) The barn.

4. What does Nikkan tell Musashi he must learn?
(a) How to be weak.
(b) How to meditate.
(c) How to have fun.
(d) How to think for himself.

5. What is the name of the military captain's commander?
(a) Emperor Takezo.
(b) Lord Terumasa.
(c) General Takuan.
(d) Duke Osugi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mataachi do with the warrior's possessions?

2. What does Akemi serve to the customers at the whorehouse?

3. How is Ogin related to Takezo?

4. What does the priest call the action of killing the men?

5. Where does Akemi go to steal from the corpses?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Akemi's mother demand Akemi continue to steal from corpses?

2. How do the villagers punish Takuan?

3. How does Jo's father react when Matahachi takes food from him?

4. What are the reasons Seijuro cannot fight in this chapter?

5. Why is Musashi initially ridiculed?

6. Describe Matahachi's mother's character?

7. How does Oko prepare for Tsujikaze's visit?

8. Who is Jotaro?

9. What advice does Nikkan give to Musashi?

10. How does Jo's father show his torment in this section?

(see the answer keys)

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