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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 is the name of the Buddhist monk in this section?
(a) Terumasa.
(b) Matahachi.
(c) Takuan.
(d) Takezo.

2. Why does Matachi decide to leave his mother?
(a) He grows tired of her bickering.
(b) He does not have a enough money to support her.
(c) He wants his freedom.
(d) He is putting her life in danger.

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

4. Where has Oko hidden her loot?
(a) In the apple barrels.
(b) In the pond.
(c) In the ceiling.
(d) Under the floorboards.

5. What do the villagers tie Takezo to?
(a) A table.
(b) A tree.
(c) A railing.
(d) A flag pole.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Matahachi find laboring work?

2. Whose money does Matahachi use to fund his search?

3. What is the name of Osugi's brother?

4. Who does Osugi demand moves in with her?

5. Who did Oko take the items from that she has sold?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Matahachi's life like with Oko?

2. How does Musashi escape Osugi and Gon?

3. How does Musashi find Otsu again?

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

5. Why is Musashi initially ridiculed?

6. How has Matahachi's life changed for the worse at the beginning of Book III?

7. How does Matahachi take advantage of Sasaki Kojiro's death?

8. Why do the priest say they killed the men?

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

10. How do the villagers punish Takuan?

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