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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. In what kind of hut do the peasants hide the priests?

2. Who of the following is one of Ferreira's students?

3. For what is a person rewarded 300 pieces of silver?

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

5. In which country is Ferreira missing?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kichijiro agree to help the two priests?

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

3. How does the rain affect the priest's mindset?

4. What does Ferreria say happens to seven Christians in Japan?

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

6. What problems did the three priests have to overcome to get to India?

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

8. Describe the priests' journey to India.

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

10. In what way are the two priests cautious when they first arrive in Japan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Silence is described as historical fiction and therefore the reader would expect aspects of the novel to be historically accurate. What parts of the novel do you think have to be accurate? In what parts does Endo need to exaggerate the truth and why? Can such a book ever be regarded as an accurate historical account?

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