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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. As what does Jo disguise himself?

2. What does Musashi tell the villages they are not?

3. What does Myoshu drop when she runs away?

4. Of what plan does Jo admit he is a part?

5. What kind of food does Musashi eat in this section?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Musashi attack Denshichiro and his followers on the mountain?

2. How does Geki help Musashi in this section?

3. How does Musashi help the village defeat the bandits?

4. Why does Musashi agree to stay with Yoshino at her teahouse?

5. What revelation does Musashi have when watching the drummer?

6. Why is Matahachi happy with his punishment?

7. What is Kojiro motivation for becoming a samurai?

8. Why is Matahachi trying to throw the gun away?

9. What does Musashi tell Otsu before leaving to fight?

10. Why do Matahachi and Osugi want to claim a lock of Musashi's hair?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Yoshikawa represent Japanese culture? How does it compare to other representations of Japanese culture?Does anyone criticize Yoshikaw's representation of Japanese culture?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the construction of Yoshikawa's argument.

1. How does he introduce his ideas?

2. How does he construct his ideas to come to logical conclusion?

3. What weaknesses and strengths can you identify in Yoshikawa's argument?

Essay Topic 3

MUSASHI is translated from Japanese into English. How much meaning can a book loses through a translation? What aspects of the book do you think would be the most difficult to express in English? How do you think a translator can overcome these difficulties?

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