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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Fujiko sleep?
(a) only when Blackthorne goes out.
(b) only during the day.
(c) only short cat naps.
(d) only when Blackthorne sleeps.

2. What did Toranaga lose during the earthquake?
(a) his uniform.
(b) his palace.
(c) his horse.
(d) his swords.

3. As Yabu and Toranaga head for the village, what are Omi and Mura discussing?
(a) it there is enough security in the village.
(b) whether everything is ready for the arrival.
(c) what time Yabu and Toranaga will arrive.
(d) how to plan a surprise for Toranaga.

4. What does Mariko do when she sees the results of the ninja explosion?
(a) puches Blackthorne out a back door.
(b) throws herself into it to avoid being taken alive.
(c) throws her kimono on the flames.
(d) runs to save Kiku.

5. What concerns Blackthorne after the earthquake?
(a) the condition of the Erasmus.
(b) the number of casualties.
(c) the danger of going out at night.
(d) the cost of rebuilding his house.

6. What does Mariko tell Blackthorne about the money Fujiko will spend from her own fortune?
(a) it will not be a loan.
(b) it will bear no interest.
(c) it will be reembursed by Yabu.
(d) it will be repaid from his future earnings.

7. How will Fujiko pay for the reconstruction of Blackthorne's house if his finances are insufficient?
(a) out of her own personal fortune.
(b) from money given by Toranaga.
(c) from taxing the villagers.
(d) from selling off some of his property.

8. What does Blackthorne say that he and Mariko are to Toranaga?
(a) amusements.
(b) lame ducks.
(c) pidgeons.
(d) decoys.

9. What course of action does Yabu recommend?
(a) sending Blackthrone to Ishido.
(b) declaring war.
(c) killing the couriers.
(d) pretending to cooperate.

10. Who interests Toranaga as a possible consort?
(a) Kiku.
(b) Suki.
(c) Mariko.
(d) Fujiko.

11. What has Toranga been ordered to do?
(a) give his possessions to his son and commit seppuku.
(b) join the council again.
(c) kill all the foreigners in the country.
(d) surrender his troops.

12. What does Toranaga demand of two of his advisers?
(a) that they commit seppuku.
(b) that they swear allegiance.
(c) that they tell him everything they know.
(d) that they surrender their swords.

13. Who intercepts Mariko, Kiri, and Sazuko as they prepare to leave the palace walls?
(a) Toranaga's men.
(b) Hiro-matso's men.
(c) Ishido's men.
(d) the Jesuits.

14. What does Yabu give Blackthorne?
(a) the muskets taken from the Erasmus.
(b) the rutter taken from the Erasmus.
(c) the silver taken from the Erasmus.
(d) the canon taken from the Erasmus.

15. What confidence does Toranaga appear to have in Hiro-matsu?
(a) that he doubts him.
(b) that he trusts him.
(c) that he is a true friend.
(d) that he needs his advice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What honor does Toranaga grant Blackthorne?

2. What does Toranaga want in the scrolls Mariko delivers to Kiri and Sazuko?

3. What are the living conditions of Blackthorne's crew?

4. What do couriers from Osaka bring to Toranaga?

5. What position does Blackthorne occupy as long as he is in Japan?

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