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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 pedigree.
(c) His wife.
(d) His kimono.

2. What hobby does Musui think all people should have?
(a) Walking.
(b) Writing.
(c) Singing.
(d) Reading.

3. What does Musui hope his reader will become after reading this book?
(a) Virtuous.
(b) Grateful.
(c) Inspired.
(d) Spiritual.

4. What does Musui get sick with after running away?
(a) A headache and a fever.
(b) A broken ankle.
(c) Frozen toes.
(d) A stomach pain.

5. What does Musui see at Fuchu Castle?
(a) His cousins.
(b) Samurais.
(c) Monks.
(d) Judo masters.

6. Musui says that ______________ruled his young life.
(a) Greed.
(b) Pity.
(c) Lust.
(d) Arrogance.

7. What does Musui injure badly when he falls down a cliff?
(a) His back.
(b) His head.
(c) His testicles.
(d) His shoulder.

8. How does Musui meet the shady man?
(a) Through the Counsellor.
(b) Through his father.
(c) Through his first job.
(d) Through his older brother.

9. Who catches Musui stealing money after he meets the shady man?
(a) His mother.
(b) His cousin.
(c) His brother.
(d) His grandmother.

10. What does Musui like to do with Genebei?
(a) Pick fights.
(b) Learn sword skills.
(c) All of these.
(d) Make jokes.

11. Where does Genebei want to fight with Musui?
(a) At a festival.
(b) In the church.
(c) At his home.
(d) In a ring.

12. How does Musui describe his son?
(a) The perfect example of responsibility.
(b) The polar opposite of his grandfather.
(c) The sweetest thing in his life.
(d) The mirror image of himself.

13. According to Musui, why did he get into his first fight?
(a) Someone said something bad about his mother.
(b) A boy broke his kite.
(c) A boy threw mud on his shirt.
(d) He was angry and bored.

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

15. Musui says young men should trust ______________.
(a) Their partners.
(b) Their parents.
(c) Their masters.
(d) Their emotions.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Musui is nine years old, his class hates him because _____________.

3. What is Musui free from when he takes a wife?

4. Where does the shady man take Musui?

5. What is Murata's occupation?

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