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

2. What does Musui say people should study at school?

3. How old is Musui when he recovers from his infection?

4. Who nurses Musui back to health after he runs away?

5. Musui says his reputation paints him as________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Musui get his first job?

3. What happens when Musui encounters some Samurai after he runs away?

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

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

6. What does a brothel owner do for Musui after he runs away?

7. What does Musui say about the social ladder?

8. What does Musui do when he first meets Genebei?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In this book, Katsu Kokichi presents the idea that there are two sides to every man. Choose three of the characters from the book and write about their dual natures and how this duality affected the characters around them.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

There are many secrets made, kept, and divulged in this book. What are some of these secrets, and how does their placement in the plot affect the course of the plot and the characters involved in the secrets?

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