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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 word best describes Rodrigues' prison cell?

2. What new town does Rodrigues travel to in this chapter?

3. What does Rodrigues convince the guard to give him?

4. Who does Rodrigues see begging on the way to town?

5. In what kind of voice does the samurai talk to Rodrigues?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the reappearance of Kichijiro in Chapter 6.

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

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

4. Why did Ferreira decide to apostatize?

5. How does Rodrigues react to the sound of his jailer snoring?

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

7. From what does the snoring sound come?

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

9. Describe Rodrigues' meeting with the five samurai.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Endo was a Catholic. Using two examples from the novel, discuss the ways the story reflects Endo's beliefs and the problems he may have faced as a part of a minority group.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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