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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. At what kind of house do Takezo and Matahaci find help?
(a) A vicarage.
(b) A farmhouse.
(c) A cottage.
(d) A greenkeeper's house.

2. Who does Jo search for at the school?
(a) Akemi.
(b) Gon.
(c) Matahachi.
(d) Osugi.

3. What does Mataachi do with the warrior's possessions?
(a) He steals them.
(b) He buries them.
(c) He burns them.
(d) He throws them into the lake.

4. What does Musashi want the priests at the temple to teach him?
(a) Writing.
(b) Meditation.
(c) Fighting.
(d) Mathematics.

5. How does Otsu react when she sees Musashi at the end of this section?
(a) She attacks him.
(b) She runs away.
(c) She faints.
(d) She hides.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Takezo search for once he is safety out of the town?

2. Who does Matashachi's mother blame for Matashachi not returning home?

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

4. What does Nikkon tell Musashi he cannot continue to pride himself on?

5. What city has Matahachi found work in?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Osugi and Gon want to kill Musashi?

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

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

4. What does Akemi feel about stealing from corpses?

5. Why does the blacksmith want to kill Musashi?

6. How does Akemi try to kill herself?

7. Who is Jotaro?

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

9. How is Matahachi conned out of money in this section?

10. How does Musashi feel about his talk with Nikkan?

(see the answer keys)

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