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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Sixty and Sixty-One.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What prevents Rodrigues from breaking the seal on the thing he is delivering to Toranaga?
(a) Blackthorne is watching.
(b) there is no way to reseal it.
(c) his religious ideals.
(d) his fear of the priest.

2. Who knows there have been secret deals between Ishido and two of the others who rule for Yaemon?
(a) Rodrigues
(b) Mariko
(c) Blackthorne
(d) Martin Alvito

3. What does Blackthorne tell Ishido at the party?
(a) that he knows Toranaga's plans.
(b) that he is available at the right price.
(c) that he is no longer barbarian.
(d) that he is taking Mariko with him when he leaves.

4. Who is Zataki?
(a) Yabu's brother.
(b) Toranaga's half brother.
(c) Buntaro's informant.
(d) Kiku's consort.

5. How does the galley get safely into the harbor?
(a) a freak wind saves it.
(b) the storm ceases.
(c) another galley comes to haul it.
(d) Blackthorne pilots it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Toranaga not take the galley for his escape?

2. What does Blackthorne decide to do after reading Mariko's letter?

3. Why does Omi's wife agree that the money is well spent?

4. Why does Blackthorne threaten to commit suicide?

5. How is Rodrigues found the morning after the storm?

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