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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. Why is the caravan covered?

2. Who waits for Rodrigues in another room?

3. To whose situation does Rodrigues compare his own?

4. What does Ferreira say he could not take anymore?

5. What does Rodrigues try to do as people throw manure at him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Rodrigues contradict his own advice during his captivity?

2. How does the interpreter treat Rodrigues now that he is employed by the magistrate?

3. What is Yokose-no-Ura?

4. From what does the snoring sound come?

5. How is Rodrigues humiliated at the beginning of Chapter 8?

6. What are Rodrigues' feelings towards Ferreira?

7. What does Rodrigues think when Kichijiro brings him rice?

8. What will happen to the villagers in Chapter 7 if Rodrigues does not apostatize?

9. What routine does Rodrigues settle into in Chapter 6?

10. How can Rodriguez's actions in Chapter 5 be deemed as wrong?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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