View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Blackthorne want to do?
(a) escape during the confusion.
(b) take command of the galley.
(c) apply for Rodriguez's job.
(d) search the coastline for Rodrigues.

2. During the trip on the galley, how does the weather change?
(a) a storm comes up.
(b) the sea becomes calm.
(c) the clouds hide the stars.
(d) it begins to snow.

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

4. When Blackthorne's name is called, what does he think at first?
(a) that he is going to his death.
(b) that they finally know how to pronounce his name.
(c) that he is being saved.
(d) that someone is there to help him escape.

5. When Blackthorne wakes up and finds everyone swimming, what is Toranaga wanting to do?
(a) hurry on to land.
(b) learn how to dive.
(c) catch some fish.
(d) learn English.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Rodrigues found the morning after the storm?

2. After a few skirmishes, where does Blackthorne end up?

3. What does Rodrigues believe is in the delivery to Toranaga?

4. What does the samurai Omi do when one man fails to bow upon his arrival?

5. Where does Blackthorne find himself once again?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 309 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample