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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What character owns a school?

2. What is in danger of folding in this section?

3. What is the name of Takezo's fellow prisoner?

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

5. Why does Akemi's mother insist Akemi steals from corpses?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Musashi find Otsu again?

2. Why is Musashi initially ridiculed?

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

4. How does Takuan scare Takezo away from Otsu?

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

6. What punishment so officials hand out to Takezo at the castle?

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

8. How does Musashi escape Osugi and Gon?

9. How does Oko prepare for Tsujikaze's visit?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Japanese and American culture.

1. What are the differences between the two cultures?

2. In what way have the two cultures influenced each other?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 3

How do the books work as a series? Why did Eiji Yoshikawa decided to write a series of books instead of just one? How does Eiji Yoshikawa develop the story and character throughout the series?

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