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James Clavell Asian Saga trivia

Blackthorne and Toranaga, Dirk Struan, Tyler Brock, Corporal King and Ian Dunross: trivia on Shōgun, Tai-Pan, Gai-Jin, King Rat and Noble House, from feudal Japan to colonial Hong Kong.

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  1. In Shōgun, what does "gei-sha", the word a mama-san suggests to Toranaga, mean?

    • Art person
    • Tea lady
    • Night flower
    • Willow woman
  2. In Shōgun, what does "Anjin", the name the Japanese give Blackthorne, mean?

    • Barbarian
    • Captain
    • Pilot
    • Foreigner
  3. In King Rat, Marlowe pockets his share of the diamond money.

    • True
    • False
  4. In Noble House, Brian Kwok is being groomed as the police's first Chinese assistant commissioner.

    • True
    • False
  5. In Gai-Jin, what language serves as the go-between for the British and Japanese officials?

    • Latin
    • Dutch
    • Chinese
    • Portuguese
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