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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Sixty and Sixty-One.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Blackthorne suspect about the daimyo, Kasigi Yabu, Lord of Izu?
(a) he does not fully trust Sabastio.
(b) that he is disinterested in Blackthorne.
(c) that he understands English.
(d) that he will carry out the wishes of Father Sabastio.

2. What does Toranaga want in the scrolls Mariko delivers to Kiri and Sazuko?
(a) he wants Kiri to meet Blackthorne.
(b) he wants Sazuko to have more children.
(c) he wants them to move.
(d) he wants to see Sazuko's child.

3. What does Blackthorne find at Yokohama?
(a) the wreck of the Erasmus.
(b) the Erasmus in dry dock.
(c) Ishido's men on the Erasmus.
(d) the Erasmus gone missing.

4. What does Toranaga tell Blackthorne before he confronts Alvito?
(a) that he is important for his cause.
(b) that he knows nothing about the Erasmus.
(c) that he has vital information about the Erasmus.
(d) that he carries a concealed weapon.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On the way to Osaka, what does Blackthorne do while Rodrigues naps?

3. How does the galley get safely into the harbor?

4. What do couriers from Osaka bring to Toranaga?

5. Who does Mura send to dig for what Toranaga lost in the earthquake?

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