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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 Omi, nephew of Yabu, advise that the men from the shipwreck not be killed?
(a) because they might know something important.
(b) because of their apparent dislike of the priest.
(c) because it is not an auspicious day.
(d) because they would amuse the shōgun.

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

3. What does Rodrigues consider doing with Blackthorne?
(a) helping him with Toranga.
(b) killing him.
(c) hiding him.
(d) partnering with him.

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

5. What does Domingo say about the prisoners in the place where he and Blackthorne are?
(a) they are all condemned to die.
(b) they will all be released.
(c) they will be used as medical experiments.
(d) they will soon be forgotten.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Suwa know plans to kill Yabu one day?

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

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

4. Who arrives and almost puts an end to the ruse Toranaga uses for his getaway?

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

(see the answer key)

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