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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 is Harakiri?

2. What do Musui's classmates do to torture him when he is nine years old?

3. Musui says that ______________ruled his young life.

4. What does Musui work on for Kihieji?

5. How does Musui become a leader of the boys in his neighborhood?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Musui learn from Genebei?

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

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

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

6. What advice does Musui give to young men?

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

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

9. What happens to Musui at age twelve?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Musui's wife was a minor character in this book who made a huge impact on the plot. How did she accomplish this, and how would the plot have been altered had she not been included in the story line?

Essay Topic 2

What is the overall message of this book, and how is it portrayed?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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