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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. Where does Musashi encounter Takuan?

2. Who does Matahachi identify himself as to Akemi?

3. What do Musashi and Iori build in this chapter?

4. What do the girls Edo is traveling with do for a living?

5. What does Musashi call Kosuke?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Musashi test Sannosuke's skills?

3. How does Geki help Musashi in this section?

4. What does Jo admit under questioning from Takuan?

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

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

7. Why is Matahachi happy with his punishment?

8. What does Musashi tell Otsu before leaving to fight?

9. How does Gempachi know Matahachi killed Tenki?

10. What is Kojiro's attitude towards his hosts at the beginning of this section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

MUSASHI is translated from Japanese into English. How much meaning can a book loses through a translation? What aspects of the book do you think would be the most difficult to express in English? How do you think a translator can overcome these difficulties?

Essay Topic 3

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

1. Style.

2. Structure.

3. Themes.

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