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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Thirty through Thirty-Nine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Blackthorne meet in prison?
(a) some of his old crewmen.
(b) a Friar named Domingo.
(c) Father Sebastio.
(d) the grandson of Hiro-matsu.

2. When Toda Hiro-matsu arrives, what is Yabu doing?
(a) recruiting an army.
(b) preparing for an execution.
(c) unloading the Erasmus.
(d) entertaining Blackthorne.

3. How does Buntaro escape death?
(a) Toranaga's men ambush the soldiers.
(b) Toranaga sends him a horse and orders him to safety.
(c) the soldiers begin to slip and fall off the jetty.
(d) Rodrigues's galley comes close enough for him to swim.

4. What does Yabu find on the Erasmus?
(a) dynamite, fuses, water mines, and wine.
(b) muskets, gold, silver, plate, coins, and fancy clothing.
(c) stowaways and maps of the Pacific Ocean.
(d) rum, Chinese silks, coconuts, and bananas.

5. As Yabu and Toranaga head for the village, what are Omi and Mura discussing?
(a) whether everything is ready for the arrival.
(b) what time Yabu and Toranaga will arrive.
(c) how to plan a surprise for Toranaga.
(d) it there is enough security in the village.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Domingo say about the prisoners in the place where he and Blackthorne are?

2. What is Toda's plan for the Erasmus?

3. Why does Omi, nephew of Yabu, advise that the men from the shipwreck not be killed?

4. Why is there someone always following Blackthorne?

5. Who sees Blackthorne as dangerous because of his information?

(see the answer key)

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