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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 is the only thing Rodrigues can do in his new room?

2. What do Inoue and Rodrigues discuss?

3. Where is Rodrigues' new cell?

4. On what kind of animal is Rodrigues placed?

5. Where are the three peasants paraded?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Rodrigues find comfort even in his dire situation?

2. Describe the reappearance of Kichijiro in Chapter 6.

3. Why is Rodrigues transported in a covered caravan?

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

5. Why did Ferreira decide to apostatize?

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

7. Why can Rodrigues and Ferreira no longer get along?

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

9. Describe Rodrigues' meeting with the five samurai.

10. Where do the guards take Rodrigues in Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the characters of Ferreira and Rodrigues.

1) In what ways do their morals and beliefs differ?

2) Do you agree they are one of the same person as Endo states at the end of the novel?

3) How can they help each other as they struggle to cope with life in Japan?

Essay Topic 2

The novel is set mostly in Japan.

1) What meaning does Japan bring to the novel? What would you automatically presume about a novel that was set in Japan?

2) How different do you think today's Japan is to the Japan in the novel? How do you think the novel's meaning would change if it were set in today's Japan?

3) How do you think the Japanese settings contribute to the novel's spiritual meaning?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the novel's dialogue. How does Endo's dialogue contribute to the following areas:

1) Character

2) Setting

3) Plot

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