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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. Why does Toranaga deny the young widow the privilege of committing seppuku?
(a) because she is the sister of the shōgun.
(b) because he wants her to be publicly punished.
(c) because it is not allowed of women.
(d) because she is young and will have more children.

2. How is the Englishman killed?
(a) in boiling oil.
(b) in boiling butter.
(c) in the boiling sun.
(d) in boiling water.

3. How does Blackthorne divert attention from Toranaga in the palanquin?
(a) by doing a hornpipe dance.
(b) by feigning a fit.
(c) by bowing low to Ishido.
(d) by pointing to the sky.

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

5. Who comes to take Blackthorne from the pit?
(a) a courtesan.
(b) Yabu himself.
(c) a priest.
(d) a young boy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Blackthorne do when he realizes he is not going to be executed?

2. Who sees Blackthorne as dangerous because of his information?

3. Why does Blackthorne threaten to commit suicide?

4. When Blackthorne's name is called, what does he think at first?

5. Who knows the true story of the death of Obata Hiro and Toranaga's grandfather?

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