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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Blackthorne wakes up and finds everyone swimming, what is Toranaga wanting to do?
(a) hurry on to land.
(b) learn how to dive.
(c) catch some fish.
(d) learn English.

2. Why is Blackthorne suddenly being treated well?
(a) because he has the map.
(b) on orders from Toranaga.
(c) on orders from Ishido.
(d) because he tells the truth.

3. What question comes to mind when Blackthorne almost falls off the galley while Rodrigues is piloting?
(a) if Rodriguez really knows what he is doing.
(b) if Blackthrone could survive overboard.
(c) if the galley will make it to Osaka.
(d) if a sudden lurch was planned to get rid of Blackthorne.

4. How is Rodrigues when the galley arrives safely in Osaka?
(a) he is still unconscious.
(b) he is dead.
(c) he is conscious.
(d) he is delirious.

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

6. How does Blackthorne manage to get the galley safely out of the way of the flaming arrows?
(a) he lights fires on the galley to look like it is burning.
(b) he sees an opportunity to go past the frigate.
(c) he flies a Gray flag on the galley.
(d) he changes the direction of the galley.

7. Who comes to take Blackthorne from the pit?
(a) a young boy.
(b) Yabu himself.
(c) a priest.
(d) a courtesan.

8. How does Blackthorne show his contempt for Father Sabastio?
(a) by making faces behind his back.
(b) by shouting at him.
(c) by snatching and breaking his crucifix.
(d) by refusing to speak to him.

9. What does the samurai Omi do when one man fails to bow upon his arrival?
(a) he throws the man into prison.
(b) he orders the man put to the lash.
(c) he has the man crucified.
(d) he slices off the man's head.

10. When Toda Hiro-matsu arrives, what is Yabu doing?
(a) recruiting an army.
(b) entertaining Blackthorne.
(c) unloading the Erasmus.
(d) preparing for an execution.

11. While Yabu is telling Omi that the next battle will be fought at sea, what does he see entering the bay?
(a) the HMS Pinafore.
(b) a pod of whales.
(c) a ship flying the flag of Toranaga.
(d) a fleet of English warships.

12. Who knows there have been secret deals between Ishido and two of the others who rule for Yaemon?
(a) Rodrigues
(b) Blackthorne
(c) Martin Alvito
(d) Mariko

13. How does Blackthorne divert attention from Toranaga in the palanquin?
(a) by doing a hornpipe dance.
(b) by feigning a fit.
(c) by bowing low to Ishido.
(d) by pointing to the sky.

14. What color signifies Toranaga's warriors?
(a) gray.
(b) green.
(c) brown.
(d) blue.

15. Why does Hiro-matsu request permission to commit seppuku?
(a) because he lost his property.
(b) because his wife shamed him in public.
(c) because he is tired of living.
(d) because of the shame of his grandson's action.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Omi, nephew of Yabu, advise that the men from the shipwreck not be killed?

2. What happens to Rodrigues during the storm?

3. Why does Rodrigues go aboard the Erasmus?

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

5. What is Blackthorne looking for when he manages to return to his ship?

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