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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Thirty through Thirty-Nine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Blackthorne show his contempt for Father Sabastio?
(a) by refusing to speak to him.
(b) by making faces behind his back.
(c) by snatching and breaking his crucifix.
(d) by shouting at him.

2. How does the galley get safely into the harbor?
(a) a freak wind saves it.
(b) the storm ceases.
(c) another galley comes to haul it.
(d) Blackthorne pilots it.

3. What honor does Toranaga grant Blackthorne?
(a) a fifedom.
(b) two swords.
(c) a wife.
(d) a brace of pistols.

4. Who knows the true story of the death of Obata Hiro and Toranaga's grandfather?
(a) Yabu's consort.
(b) a Portugese.
(c) an old priest.
(d) a blind masseur.

5. What does Yabu find on the Erasmus?
(a) muskets, gold, silver, plate, coins, and fancy clothing.
(b) rum, Chinese silks, coconuts, and bananas.
(c) stowaways and maps of the Pacific Ocean.
(d) dynamite, fuses, water mines, and wine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Blackthorne suddenly being treated well?

2. What sentence is pronounced on Blackthorne's men?

3. What happens to Rodrigues during the storm?

4. What has Yabu decided to do against direct orders.

5. How does Kiri divert attention from Toranaga as they make their escape?

(see the answer key)

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