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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 Matahachi find Akemi?

2. What did Akeni pretend to be to run away with the money?

3. Which member of the criminal faction does Musashi kill?

4. What does Myoshu drop when she runs away?

5. What is Kojiro more interested in doing then teaching?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Musashi learn about Kosuke?

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

3. Why does Ichinomiya want to kill Matahachi?

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

5. How does Matahachi mistakenly kill the man who stole from him earlier?

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

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

8. What revelation does Musashi have when watching the drummer?

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

10. How does Musashi test Sannosuke's skills?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Takuan's role in the books? How would the book change if he were not one of the characters?

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

Compare one of the characters to the person he or she was at the beginning of the book to the person he or she is at the end.

1. What did he or she hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2. What events changes his or her ideas about life?

3. How has the character changed by the end of the book?

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