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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the authorities confine the Christian women?

2. What is the name of the priests' Portuguese missionary?

3. In what part of Japan are the boiling waters mentioned in the letter?

4. What do the tossama do?

5. How do the Chinese sailors try to avoid the suspicion of larger ships?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the two priests decide when asked to go to another village?

2. What does Rodrigues do during his stay in Odomari?

3. How do the priests show their innocence in Chapter 1?

4. What happens to Mokichi and Ichizo?

5. Why do Mokichi, Ichizo and Kichijiro have to leave the village?

6. In what way do Garrpe and Rodrigues' opinions differ when the two men ask them to come to their village?

7. In what way is Rodrigues' faith wavering in Chapter 3?

8. What happened to the three men at the magistrate's office?

9. Why does it seem the priests cannot enter Japan?

10. What indicators are there that Kichijiro could be trouble?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the main themes of the story. Why do you think these themes are so important to the story? How does Endo use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the Japanese samurai.

1) What are their main ideas and beliefs? What influence have these ideas had on Japanese culture as a whole?

2) What power did the samurai hold in 17th century Japan?

3) Which position do the samurai hold in today's Japan?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the values of 17th century Japan.

1) How different was Japanese culture from European culture in the 17th century?

2) Why did the Japanese see Christianity as a threat to their culture?

3) Does modern Japanese society share any values with 17th century Japan?

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