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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 happens to Garrpe?

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

3. Who does Ferreira say would also have apostacized in the same situation?

4. Who does Ferreirer serve?

5. Whose image do the peasants have to trample on in this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What do Rodrigues and Inoue discuss in Chapter 7?

5. From what does the snoring sound come?

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

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

8. What does the priest contemplate as he watches the death of the old man?

9. What does the samurai say has happened to Ferreira?

10. What are Rodrigues' feelings towards Ferreira?

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

Examine the novel's chronological setting.

1) What were the main concerns in Japan during the 17th century. How does Endo express these concerns?

2) How would the novel's meaning change if it were set in today's society?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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