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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After a few skirmishes, where does Blackthorne end up?
(a) with Yabu.
(b) facing the emperor.
(c) with the shōgun.
(d) on board the Erasmus.

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

3. What praise does Rodrigues give the Japanese sailors?
(a) they work very cheaply.
(b) they never disobey orders.
(c) they are very polite to the pilot.
(d) they row far past what a normal man would endure.

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

5. 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 musket.
(c) they tell him in Portuguese.
(d) they give him a bath and new clothes.

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

7. Why does Toranaga deny the young widow the privilege of committing seppuku?
(a) because it is not allowed of women.
(b) because he wants her to be publicly punished.
(c) because she is young and will have more children.
(d) because she is the sister of the shōgun.

8. What is the position of Toda Hiro-matsu?
(a) he is the shōgun's general.
(b) he is the provencial governor.
(c) he is Toranga's rival.
(d) he is Toranga's adviser.

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

10. How does Rodrigues begin to feel about Blackthorne?
(a) he begins to suspect he is not a pilot.
(b) he likes him and plans to help him.
(c) he likes him but suspects he is a danger to him.
(d) he suspects he is a spy for Toranga.

11. What sentence is pronounced on Blackthorne's men?
(a) one of them must die.
(b) one of them must kill the others.
(c) they will be deported.
(d) they must become slaves.

12. What does Blackthorne want to do?
(a) search the coastline for Rodrigues.
(b) escape during the confusion.
(c) take command of the galley.
(d) apply for Rodriguez's job.

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

14. 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 the galley will make it to Osaka.
(c) if Blackthrone could survive overboard.
(d) if a sudden lurch was planned to get rid of Blackthorne.

15. What is Blackthorne's position before the wreck of the Erasmus?
(a) captain of the Santa Theresa.
(b) navigator of the Omi.
(c) translator for the British.
(d) pilot-major of the trading ship Erasmus.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What history does Domingo tell Blackthorne about?

3. What does Yabu find on the Erasmus?

4. How does Kiri divert attention from Toranaga as they make their escape?

5. When Blackthorne's name is called, what does he think at first?

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