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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. Who has instructions to answer every question except those related to politics?
(a) Hiro-matsu
(b) Rodrigues
(c) Martin Alvito
(d) Mariko

2. Who arrives and almost puts an end to the ruse Toranaga uses for his getaway?
(a) Ishido.
(b) Yaemon.
(c) Father Sebastio.
(d) Mariko.

3. Why does Hiro-matsu request permission to commit seppuku?
(a) because he is tired of living.
(b) because of the shame of his grandson's action.
(c) because he lost his property.
(d) because his wife shamed him in public.

4. What does Toranaga tell Gyoko about Kiku?
(a) he wants to give her to Blackthorne.
(b) he wants to give her to Buntaro.
(c) he thinks she is Ishido's spy.
(d) he wants to buy her contract for himself.

5. What happens when Mariko's husband, Buntaro, is trapped at the end of the jetty?
(a) Rodrigues shows up to rescue him.
(b) he launches a bomb that blows up the jetty.
(c) he prepares to kill himself.
(d) he jumps into the ocean and swims away.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is with Mariko when she dies?

2. What causes Yabu to defy orders?

3. What news does Yabu have for Blackthorne?

4. Who does Suwa know plans to kill Yabu one day?

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

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