View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Musui credit for his reputation?

2. Where does Musui steal money from after meeting the shady man?

3. What does Musui say women should maintain independently?

4. Who helps Musui find a career?

5. What does Musui still have from his first punishment?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Musui get his first job?

2. What does Musui's father do for him when he turns eighteen?

3. What does Musui's father do when Musui comes home after running away?

4. Why does Musui's family move at age eight?

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

6. How does Musui discover the Pleasure District?

7. What advice does Musui give to young men?

8. What advice does Musui give to little girls and boys?

9. How is Musui injured when he falls off a cliff?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What happens to Musui when he runs away, and how does this affect the rest of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Friendship is a central theme of this book. What are the main friendships, and how did their inclusion in this book affect the outcome of the plot?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 561 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample