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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 does Kichijiro hide during the storm?

2. Who meets Rodrigues at the meeting point?

3. Where do the priests decide Rodrigues will go in this chapter?

4. Where do the priests decide Garrpe will go in this chapter?

5. Which of the priests falls ill on the journey to Macao?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What happens to Mokichi and Ichizo?

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

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

8. Why are the priests suspicious of Kichijiro?

9. Why do the officials burn Mokichi and Ichizo's bodies?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Look at the novel's characterization. How well drawn do you think Endo's characters are? Select one of the minor characters such as Ferreira and discuss how much you know about his background. In what ways does Endo provide the reader with information about that character?

Essay Topic 2

Silence is a famous and popular book which has greatly influenced modern literature. Choose a book written after Silence that you think was influenced by the novel and discuss its similarities in terms of

a) plot

b) character

c) themes

Essay Topic 3

Silence is part of the historical fiction genre.

1) What are the conventions of the historical fiction genre in terms of character, language and plot?

2) In what way did Silence help to set the template for similar novels? Do modern novels still use the ideas used in Silence?

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