chp. 39 - nagasaki

Question 1

where are Manjiro and his friends sent after leaving Lord Nariakira?

Answer 1

Nagasaki

Question 2

what do they hope will happen after this last official visit?

Answer 2

they will be allowed to finally go home

Question 3

what happens when they arrive in Nagasaki?

Answer 3

they are thrown in prison and interrogated

Question 4

what are the fishermen asked to do to prove they reject the foreign religion?

Answer 4

to stomp on an image of the Madonna and child

Question 5

where are the fishermen taken after they show their rejection of the foreign religion?

Answer 5

to a small, cramped cell

Question 6

who is in prison with them?

Answer 6

other Japanese castaways

Question 7

what news do the other prisoners share with Manjiro?

Answer 7

rumors that the shogunate is disintegrating, China has fallen to the West, and rival daimyo are trying to gain power

Question 8

what country has warned the shogun about American aggression?

Answer 8

the Dutch

Question 9

what is rumored will be the result of the unrest in Japan?

Answer 9

civil war and war against America