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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 does Musashi want to tell about the dead bodies on the hillside?
(a) Priests.
(b) High order samurais.
(c) Government officials.
(d) The dead people's families.

2. How do the officials react when they see Musashi?
(a) They knock him out.
(b) They challenge him to a bout.
(c) They arrest him.
(d) They invite him for a drink.

3. As what does Jo disguise himself?
(a) A warrior.
(b) An old maid.
(c) A priest.
(d) A geisha.

4. With what does Gonosuke almost kill Musashi?
(a) A lance.
(b) A spear.
(c) A sword.
(d) A stone.

5. Which member of Jinnai's party is missing?
(a) Kojiro.
(b) Yajibei.
(c) Akemi.
(d) Otsu.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is currently living with Matahachi?

2. What does Sannosuke want Musashi to take him along as?

3. What does Daizo think Matahachi will do with the money?

4. Who does Akemi move in with when she leaves Matahachi?

5. Who was Muashi protecting when he ran away?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Sannosuke become Muasashi's student?

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

4. What does Jo admit under questioning from Takuan?

5. Why is Musashi happy he is not accepted to an official position?

6. What has happened in the fight between Seijuro and Musashi?

7. What is Kojiro motivation for becoming a samurai?

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

9. Why does Ichinomiya want to kill Matahachi?

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

(see the answer keys)

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