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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. Who does Mura send to dig for what Toranaga lost in the earthquake?
(a) some Portuguese.
(b) some villagers.
(c) some prisoners.
(d) some samurai.

2. Why does Omi's wife agree that the money is well spent?
(a) it shows his status in the world.
(b) it might be repaid by Toranaga.
(c) it will impress the villagers.
(d) it could lead to promotion.

3. Why does Blackthorne bow to Yabu?
(a) to beg for his life.
(b) for his allowing Blackthorne to save Rodrigues.
(c) for his bravery in saving the life of Rodrigues.
(d) for his superior air.

4. What is Blackthorne told about the men who were supposed to guard the Erasmus?
(a) that they had deserted to Ishido.
(b) that they had destroyed the ship to keep it from Ishido.
(c) that they had been executed.
(d) that they were killed by Ishido's samurai.

5. Where does Blackthorne go to meet Kiku?
(a) the ship.
(b) the theater.
(c) Toranaga's house.
(d) a tea house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What interrupts the party?

2. Before the storm, who comes on deck to see Blackthorne piloting the ship while Rodrigues sleeps?

3. When they next meet, what does Blackthorne tell Mariko he understood at the party?

4. Why does Blackthorne set out in the galley for Yedo?

5. How is Rodrigues when the galley arrives safely in Osaka?

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