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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. What does Kichijiro do when the Chinese are not watching?

2. What have officials made it difficult to do?

3. Why do the officials throw the dead bodies into the sea?

4. In what Indian town do the priests stay?

5. What did the men have to do to the picture after they trampled on it?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kichijiro prove that he is of weak character?

2. What do the two priests decide to do in Chapter 4?

3. How do the villagers secretly continue with their Christian faith?

4. Why do the three priests want to enter Japan?

5. Why does Garrpe again interrogate Kichijiro about his religion?

6. Why are the priests suspicious of Kichijiro?

7. What does the reader learn in the prologue?

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

9. What happens to Mokichi and Ichizo?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Endo's life. In what way do you think his life and personality are reflected in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Use the following statement to write a 500-word essay: While Endo looks at the persecution of Japanese Christians, the book fails to address why the Japanese government was against Christianity.

Essay Topic 3

Pick a character from the novel and discuss his goals and motives. Does he achieve his motives? Why? Does he share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do his goals clash with other characters? How does the character's goals and motives affect his interaction with other characters?

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