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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Musui says that he once spent a day swimming in_______________.

2. What does Musui work on for Kihieji?

3. How does Musui say men should eat?

4. What does Musui have to sell when he loses all his money?

5. What does Kihieji treat Musui like?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Musui's father do when he steals money from his first job? Why?

2. What does Musui do after being beaten by twenty boys at a young age?

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

4. What skill does Musui learn at age eleven, and how does he feel about it?

5. How does Musui feel about his reputation?

6. What does Musui say about the social ladder?

7. How is Musui rescued after he falls off a cliff?

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

9. What does Musui refuse to do when he comes home after running away, and what does this do to him?

10. How does Musui lose all his belongings after running away?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many characters in this book are forced to sacrifice much in order to obtain their goals. Who are some of these characters, and how did their sacrifices affect the other characters around them? Were these sacrifices worth the reward? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

How do Musui and his son differ from each other? Why?

Essay Topic 3

The separation of classes is quite a significant theme in this book. What are these classes, and how does this separation affect the characters belonging to them?

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