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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who cares for Musui in his retirement?
(a) His granddaughter.
(b) His cousin.
(c) His son.
(d) His wife.

3. Who does Musui's cousin punch in the nose one night?
(a) A porter.
(b) A priest.
(c) A master.
(d) A servant.

4. How does Musui fall down a cliff?
(a) He slips in some mud.
(b) He falls asleep and slips in the night.
(c) He is pushed.
(d) His rope breaks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Musui when he takes his first wife?

2. What does Musui injure badly when he falls down a cliff?

3. What does Musui do after his retirement?

4. What does Musui hope his reader will become after reading this book?

5. What are coolies?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Musui say everyone should be grateful for?

2. What advice does Musui give to young women?

3. How does Musui feel about his reputation?

4. Why is Musui so fond of picking duels when he is seventeen?

5. What does Musui say his grandmother did to his as a child?

6. Whom does Musui greatly praise at the beginning of the book? Why?

7. Why does Musui not try to read and write when he is young?

8. How does Musui discover the Pleasure District?

9. What advice does Musui give to young men?

10. What happens to Musui at age twelve?

(see the answer keys)

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