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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Toranaga worry about Blackthorne?
(a) he thinks Blackthorne is an assassin.
(b) he is not sure he told the truth.
(c) he fears that many people will try to kill him.
(d) he thinks Blackthorne is a god.

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

3. What happens when Mariko's husband, Buntaro, is trapped at the end of the jetty?
(a) he prepares to kill himself.
(b) he launches a bomb that blows up the jetty.
(c) he jumps into the ocean and swims away.
(d) Rodrigues shows up to rescue him.

4. How does Blackthorne realize he is not going to be executed?
(a) they give him a bath and new clothes.
(b) they give him a musket.
(c) they take him out of the prison courtyard.
(d) they tell him in Portuguese.

5. Who is the pilot of the galley that will take Blackthorne to Osaka?
(a) an Englishman named Hyde-White.
(b) a Frenchman named LaSalle.
(c) a Chinese named Li Wang.
(d) a Portuguese named Vasco Rodrigues.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Toda Hiro-matsu arrives, what is Yabu doing?

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

3. How does Toranaga leave the palace in Osaka?

4. Why does Hiro-matsu request permission to commit seppuku?

5. Why does Toranaga deny the young widow the privilege of committing seppuku?

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