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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Musui have to sell when he loses all his money?
(a) His sword.
(b) His wife.
(c) His kimono.
(d) His pedigree.

2. Whom does Musui steal from when he runs away?
(a) His grandmother.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) His aunt.

3. How old was Musui when he was was adopted?
(a) Nine.
(b) Ten.
(c) Eight.
(d) Seven.

4. What was Musui's mother's occupation?
(a) Business woman.
(b) Concubine.
(c) Salesgirl.
(d) Dancer.

5. What skill does Musui say all boys should have?
(a) Wood chopping.
(b) Swimming.
(c) Writing prose.
(d) Martial arts.

6. Musui says people should always be generous with ______________.
(a) Their money.
(b) All of these.
(c) Their time.
(d) Their food.

7. What does Musui learn when he is nine years old?
(a) Kung Fu.
(b) Tai Kwon Do.
(c) Karate.
(d) Judo.

8. What causes Musui to lose all his money after he is married?
(a) He gambles.
(b) He is being blackmailed.
(c) He spends his time sword fighting.
(d) He drinks too much.

9. How does Musui feel about the skill he learns at age ten?
(a) He is confident about it.
(b) He loves it.
(c) He doesn't care one way or the other about it.
(d) He hates it.

10. What does Musui use when he is weakened after running away?
(a) A wheel chair.
(b) Crutches.
(c) A splint.
(d) Some braces.

11. What is Musui free from when he takes a wife?
(a) His father.
(b) His job.
(c) Debt.
(d) The bonds for his arrest.

12. When Musui is nine years old, his class hates him because _____________.
(a) He is poor.
(b) He is always fighting.
(c) He is the best in the class.
(d) He is rich.

13. Who introduces Musui to Genebei?
(a) His brother.
(b) His aunt.
(c) His cousins.
(d) His father.

14. Musui says his reputation paints him as________________.
(a) A great warrior.
(b) A wealthy man.
(c) A thief.
(d) A dishonest man.

15. Why does Musui's family move away from the sea?
(a) The house gets flooded.
(b) Musui embarrasses the family.
(c) They have to tend to the farm land.
(d) Musui goes to school.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the first people Musui gives advice to?

2. What is Murata's occupation?

3. What does Musui do to increase his reputation with a sword?

4. What does Musui hope to teach by in this book?

5. What does Musui steal when he runs away?

(see the answer keys)

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