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

2. Who has instructions to answer every question except those related to politics?
(a) Mariko
(b) Hiro-matsu
(c) Rodrigues
(d) Martin Alvito

3. What are the men given to eat?
(a) wilted cabbage.
(b) uncooked rice.
(c) sushi
(d) putrid fish.

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

5. Who arrives and almost puts an end to the ruse Toranaga uses for his getaway?
(a) Mariko.
(b) Father Sebastio.
(c) Ishido.
(d) Yaemon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes Toranaga to have trouble sleeping?

2. Why does Blackthorne bow to Yabu?

3. What happens to Rodrigues during the storm?

4. How does Blackthorne realize he is not going to be executed?

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

(see the answer key)

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