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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 is Kojiro more interested in doing then teaching?

2. How does Kojiro agree to help Yajibei?

3. Why did Otsu leave Sukekuro?

4. What does Daizo offer Matahachi?

5. What member of the band does Musashi become enthralled by at the dance?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Daizo con Matahachi in this section?

4. What does Jo admit under questioning from Takuan?

5. Why does Ichinomiya want to kill Matahachi?

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

7. How does Musashi know that Kojiro is in town?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 2

Pick two characters from the book and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motives? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 3

Aside from the main characters, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

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