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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is Blackthorne taken out of respect for his position?
(a) the office of Father Sabastio.
(b) the palace of the shōgun.
(c) the general prison.
(d) the home of Mura, the headman of the village, Anjiro.

3. What does Blackthorne suspect about the daimyo, Kasigi Yabu, Lord of Izu?
(a) that he understands English.
(b) that he is disinterested in Blackthorne.
(c) that he will carry out the wishes of Father Sabastio.
(d) he does not fully trust Sabastio.

4. What are the men given to eat?
(a) wilted cabbage.
(b) uncooked rice.
(c) putrid fish.
(d) sushi

5. Who does Yokodo tell Toranaga he should marry?
(a) Mariko.
(b) his chief consort.
(c) Yaemon's mother, Ochiba.
(d) the young widow of Hiro-matsu's grandson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Suwa know plans to kill Yabu one day?

2. What does Blackthorne suspect about Father Sabastio?

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

4. What history does Domingo tell Blackthorne about?

5. What order does Toda Hiro-matsu issue?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Blackthorne insist on as soon as he gets the galley into a safe harbor?

2. How does John Blackthorne arrive in Japan?

3. Describe the change in Toranaga's orders related to Blackthorne after he is removed from prison.

4. Why does Blackthorne want to get on board the Erasmus?

5. Why does Buntaro prepare to commit seppuku at the end of a jetty?

6. During the galley trip to Osaka, what happens with the weather?

7. How is the Portuguese pilot, Rodrigues, introduced into the story?

8. How close does Blackthorne come to being executed in Yedo after visiting Toranaga?

9. How is tension presented in Toranaga's character after meeting Ishido?

10. What is the first indication of Yabu's ambition as Hiro-matsu arrives to see the Erasmus?

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