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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Ten through Nineteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Toranaga concerned about Martin Alvito?
(a) he is too close to the Jesuits.
(b) he thinks a long time before translating.
(c) he has shifty eyes.
(d) he is not sure he translates correctly.

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

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

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

5. Who does Blackthorne meet in prison?
(a) the grandson of Hiro-matsu.
(b) some of his old crewmen.
(c) Father Sebastio.
(d) a Friar named Domingo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Blackthorne looking for when he manages to return to his ship?

2. What has Toranaga learned about his situation?

3. Who is the pilot of the galley that will take Blackthorne to Osaka?

4. Why does Rodrigues go aboard the Erasmus?

5. Where is Blackthorne taken out of respect for his position?

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