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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. Why does Yamaguchi evict Musui?
(a) He owes him money.
(b) He damages the property.
(c) He sleeps with his wife.
(d) He offends him.

2. For what shrine item does Musui raise money?
(a) A statue.
(b) A portrait.
(c) A basket.
(d) A mirror.

3. What bad habit does Maigoichiro have?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Smoking.
(c) Gambling.
(d) Using opium.

4. What does Shintaro ask Musui to do?
(a) Lend him money.
(b) Return home.
(c) Start a fight for him.
(d) Give him fencing lessons.

5. How does Musui feel when his father dies?
(a) Devastated.
(b) Confused.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Ambivalent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Musui say the Gods have smiled on him at the end of the book?

2. What is the second association Musui creates?

3. What direction does Musui travel when he runs away the second time?

4. What does Musui say he likes most about his life?

5. Who starts the fight between Musui and Kuma?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Josuke get paid in the end?

2. What does Musui do when he is 38 years old, and why?

3. How does Musui corrupt a samurai?

4. How does Musui get special privileges when he runs away the second time?

5. What happens when Musui helps Okunu?

6. How does Musui make a great deal of money for himself after he retires?

7. What surprises Kiheiji when Musui sees him after his marriage?

8. What happens to the dishonest cloth merchant?

9. How does Musui know Tatekawi?

10. Why does Musui say the gods have smiled on him at the end of the book?

(see the answer keys)

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