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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. Who gives Musui a kimono after he runs away?
(a) A monk.
(b) A brothel owner.
(c) A traveller.
(d) A farmer.

2. What does Hikoshiro hire Musui to be?
(a) A tax collector.
(b) A body guard.
(c) An accountant.
(d) A record preserver.

3. Why does Musui go to the Ise Shrine?
(a) To send a message.
(b) To get a job.
(c) To pray.
(d) To find justice.

4. What is the amount of the loan Musui gets when he runs away?
(a) 100 coppers.
(b) 20 coppers.
(c) 1,000 coppers.
(d) 2,000 coppers.

5. What does Musui say young men should choose wisely?
(a) Their friends.
(b) Their studies.
(c) Their clothing.
(d) Their wives.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Musui have to sell when he loses all his money?

2. What is taught at the Otani school?

3. Who catches Musui stealing money after he meets the shady man?

4. What did Musui use in his first fight as a child?

5. What does Musui do to increase his reputation with a sword?

Short Essay Questions

1. What skill does Musui learn at age eleven, and how does he feel about it?

2. What does Musui's father do when he steals money from his first job? Why?

3. What advice does Musui give to little girls and boys?

4. What does Musui learn from Genebei?

5. Why does Musui's family move at age eight?

6. What advice does Musui give to young women?

7. How does Musui get his first job?

8. Why is Musui so fond of picking duels when he is seventeen?

9. What happens to Musui at age twelve?

10. Whom does Musui greatly praise at the beginning of the book? Why?

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