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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. Where does Blackthorne find himself once again?
(a) on Rodrigues's galley.
(b) in front of Toranaga.
(c) in a cramped prison cell
(d) on the Erasmus.

2. On her deathbed, what does Yodoko tell Ochiba she must do?
(a) marry Ishido to save Yaemon.
(b) admit who was the real father of Yaemon.
(c) marry Toranaga and put Yaemon in his care.
(d) take Yaemon and hide in the mountains.

3. What offer does Rodrigues make to Blackthorne?
(a) to copy his rutters.
(b) to make him his first mate.
(c) to put in a good word for him.
(d) to help him escape.

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

5. During the digging, what do the villagers express concern about?
(a) new taxes.
(b) rebuilding their houses.
(c) another earthquake.
(d) a possible war.

Short Answer Questions

1. What prevents Rodrigues from breaking the seal on the thing he is delivering to Toranaga?

2. Where is Blackthorne when Yabu arrives to see him?

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

4. How does Toranaga leave the palace in Osaka?

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

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