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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. What does Musui admit to his wife one day?
(a) He is in debt again.
(b) He has illegitimate children.
(c) He never loved her.
(d) He is attracted to another woman.

2. How are Shintaro and Musui related?
(a) They are cousins.
(b) Shintaro is his nephew.
(c) They are half-brothers.
(d) Shintaro is his uncle.

3. How old is Musui when he writes this book?
(a) 72.
(b) 62.
(c) 52.
(d) 42.

4. What does Musui learn from Tonomura?
(a) How to commune with God.
(b) How to write.
(c) How to fight fairly.
(d) How to speak in public.

5. What kind of group is the Day of the Boar Association?
(a) Educational.
(b) Political.
(c) Spiritual.
(d) Military.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are people hesitant to register Musui for a job once he is released from his cage?

2. Whom does Musui ask for help in getting a job after he is released from his cage?

3. A con man is acting like __________________when he steals some investment money from Musui.

4. What does Musui sell for a living?

5. How many people does Musui get to join the Day of the Boar Association?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Musui do when he is 38 years old, and why?

2. What does Musui blame for his low estate retirement?

3. What happens when Yamaguchi becomes an administrator?

4. What surprises Kiheiji when Musui sees him after his marriage?

5. Why does Musui agree to help in the conflict between Josuke and Magoichiro?

6. Why does Musui say the gods have smiled on him at the end of the book?

7. What happens when Rintaro is attacked by a dog?

8. Why does Musui have to stop his wife from killing someone?

9. How does Musui get special privileges when he runs away the second time?

10. How does Musui end up paying down his substantial debt?

(see the answer keys)

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