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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the trip on the galley, how does the weather change?
(a) it begins to snow.
(b) the clouds hide the stars.
(c) the sea becomes calm.
(d) a storm comes up.

2. What causes Toranaga to have trouble sleeping?
(a) he fears assassination.
(b) he is thinking about many problems he faces.
(c) his bed it too hard.
(d) his wife snores.

3. Who does Mura send to dig for what Toranaga lost in the earthquake?
(a) some villagers.
(b) some samurai.
(c) some prisoners.
(d) some Portuguese.

4. What does Blackthorne do when he realizes he is not going to be executed?
(a) makes an offering to the priest.
(b) a series of back flips.
(c) goes to his room and yells.
(d) a hornpipe dance.

5. When Mariko is unable to leave as ordered by Toranaga, what does she plan to do?
(a) bribe the guards.
(b) commit seppuku.
(c) go over to Ishido.
(d) send for assistance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift does Rodrigues give Blackthorne that makes him suspicious?

2. What is in the coded message to Blackthorne from Yabu?

3. When Toda Hiro-matsu arrives, what is Yabu doing?

4. How is Rodrigues when the galley arrives safely in Osaka?

5. What does Blackthorne want to do?

(see the answer key)

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