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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. Where was Jesus betrayed?

2. What does Kichijiro do when the Chinese are not watching?

3. What do the two men want the priest to perform in their village?

4. Where do the priests decide Garrpe will go in this chapter?

5. What do the villagers hide from the officials?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the sailors know they have reached land?

2. In what way do Garrpe and Rodrigues' opinions differ when the two men ask them to come to their village?

3. Why do Mokichi, Ichizo and Kichijiro have to leave the village?

4. Why are the priests suspicious of Kichijiro?

5. How does the rain affect the priest's mindset?

6. Describe the storm at the beginning of Chapter 2.

7. What happened to the three men at the magistrate's office?

8. What information does Valignano have about Ferreira?

9. Why does it seem the priests cannot enter Japan?

10. What problems did the three priests have to overcome to get to India?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Use the following statement to write a 500-word essay: While Endo looks at the persecution of Japanese Christians, the book fails to address why the Japanese government was against Christianity.

Essay Topic 2

Examine Endo's writing style. How would you describe Endo's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? Does he use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Endo's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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