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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 does Jo fear in this section?

2. How was Iora related to Sannosuke?

3. What does Daizo offer Matahachi?

4. What does the servant say Musashi brutally injured Seijuro with?

5. What does Gonnosuke study?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Kojiro motivation for becoming a samurai?

2. What does Musashi learn about Kosuke?

3. What sacrifices does Sannosuke have to make to become Musashi's student?

4. How does Sannosuke become Muasashi's student?

5. Why is Matahachi happy with his punishment?

6. How does Daizo con Matahachi in this section?

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

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

9. How does Musashi test Sannosuke's skills?

10. How does Kojiro prove to be a bad teacher?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Choose one of Yoshikawa's previous books and contrast it with Musashi in terms of the following:

1. Style.

2. Structure.

3. Themes.

Essay Topic 3

What are the main turning points of the book? How does Yoshikawa develop his story to get to each turning point? What happens to the story after a major turning point?

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