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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Musui get a loan when he runs away?
(a) From an uncle.
(b) From a bank.
(c) From Murata.
(d) From a priest.

2. What is the name of Musui's son?
(a) Hintaro.
(b) Zintaro.
(c) Rintaro.
(d) Mintaro.

3. What does Musui still have from his first punishment?
(a) A bald spot.
(b) A hatred of rain.
(c) A bad memory.
(d) A scar.

4. Musui says no young man should let ____________rule his life.
(a) Lust.
(b) Greed.
(c) Pity.
(d) Arrogance.

5. How old is Musui when he runs away?
(a) 11.
(b) 12.
(c) 14.
(d) 13.

6. How does Musui describe himself as a child?
(a) Innocent.
(b) Naughty.
(c) Headstrong.
(d) Kind.

7. Why does Musui return home after running away?
(a) He gets badly injured.
(b) He sees his life at home was a good one.
(c) He runs out of money.
(d) He misses his mother.

8. Whom does Musui credit for his reputation?
(a) Himself.
(b) His wife.
(c) His son.
(d) His teachers.

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

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

11. Why does Musui go to the Ise Shrine?
(a) To find justice.
(b) To send a message.
(c) To pray.
(d) To get a job.

12. What does Musui find that allows him to cook grain?
(a) A sake bottle.
(b) A flat stone.
(c) A tin can.
(d) A broken piece of plaster.

13. How is Musui related to Hikoshiro?
(a) They are brothers.
(b) He is Musui's nephew.
(c) They are cousins.
(d) He is Musui's uncle.

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

15. What does the Commissioner call Musui's running away?
(a) A show of bravery.
(b) A bold move.
(c) A youthful whim.
(d) A mistake of youth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is this book set?

2. What is taught at the Otani school?

3. When Musui returns home, what does his father almost do?

4. Who constantly scolds Musui as a boy?

5. How old was Musui when he was was adopted?

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