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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 did Musashi help the villagers to develop?

2. As what does Jo disguise himself?

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

4. What does Kojiro send the samurai he beat in a bout?

5. What does Takuan give to Jo?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Daizo con Matahachi in this section?

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

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

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

7. How does Musashi test Sannosuke's skills?

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

9. What does Musashi learn about Kosuke?

10. How does Sannosuke become Muasashi's student?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the life of a samurai warrior.

1. Who are samurai warriors and how do they view life?

2. What influence have samurai warriors had on popular culture?

3. How does the author express both the negative and positive aspects of samurai life? How has samurai values shaped the lives of the main characters?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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