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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. Who does Rodrigues meet at the end of the chapter?

2. To whom does Rodrigues compare Kichijiro?

3. From where does the unknown guest come?

4. What does the woman offer Rodrigues to eat?

5. In what is Rodriguez transported through the streets?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Yokose-no-Ura?

2. From what does the snoring sound come?

3. Why is Rodrigues transported in a covered caravan?

4. Describe the reappearance of Kichijiro in Chapter 6.

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

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

7. What do Ferreria and Rodrigues talk about in Chapter 7?

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

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

10. Describe Rodrigues' meeting with the five samurai.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Endo's life. In what way do you think his life and personality are reflected in the book?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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