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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do pilgrims come to bathe?
(a) A spring known for miraculous healings.
(b) The Ganges River.
(c) A mountain lake in the Himalayas.
(d) A waterfall that is said to cry Jesus' tears.

2. What group of people does Gaston tell Tsukada about after Tsukada make a confession to Gaston?
(a) A group stuck in Siberia with no shelter.
(b) The first group to conquer Everest.
(c) The Donner party.
(d) A group of climbers in the Andes.

3. What does Naruse Mitsuko think about after Isobe leaves the informational meeting?
(a) Where Keiko is now.
(b) A boy she tormented.
(c) Her lack of beliefs in a god.
(d) Whether she would reincarnate or not.

4. Who are the Sanja's?
(a) Two brothers on the tour.
(b) An elderly woman and her son.
(c) A couple on their honeymoon.
(d) Two elderly sisters on the tour.

5. What does the hospital delay doing in hopes of giving Keiko a longer life?
(a) Chemotherapy.
(b) Surgery.
(c) Starting an experimental drug program.
(d) Giving her morphine.

6. Where are Kiguchi and Enami when Chapter 5 opens?
(a) At the beach.
(b) In a restaurant.
(c) On a train.
(d) On a plane.

7. What does Enami say about the fighting where Kiguchi was in the war?
(a) It was sporadic.
(b) There was not much fighting there.
(c) It was mild.
(d) It was fierce.

8. What did Isobe never expect concerning Keiko's death?
(a) That she would die so quickly after becoming ill.
(b) That she would seem to welcome death.
(c) That he would be so devastated by her death.
(d) That he would be so detached from her death.

9. Who is the only person in the restaurant where Numada goes after a shower in Chapter 6?
(a) Isobe.
(b) Enami.
(c) Mr. Sanja.
(d) The waiter.

10. What does Tsu do every day after class?
(a) Practices the piano.
(b) Plays football.
(c) Writes his parents.
(d) Goes to the chapel to pray.

11. What does Keiko dream that Isobe does?
(a) Flies away with her.
(b) Leaves the stove on.
(c) Calls and talks to his daughter.
(d) Marries another woman.

12. What lie does Isobe tell his wife In Chapter 1?
(a) That her daughter is coming to visit.
(b) The she will walk again.
(c) That she will recover after several months in the hospital.
(d) That he gave the dog to a good friend.

13. What surprises Kiguchi about the Buddhists in India?
(a) There are so few of them.
(b) They do not practice regular meditation.
(c) They do not believe in reincarnation.
(d) They are so violent.

14. What voices does Numada say he has sensed in India?
(a) The trees.
(b) The orphaned children.
(c) The elephants.
(d) The stray dogs.

15. What is Mitsuko determined to make Tsu do in their school days?
(a) Renounce his belief in God.
(b) Confront his parents.
(c) Date her sister.
(d) Change his major.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tsukada confess to Kiguchi about the meat Tsukada brought him?

2. Who is Blackie?

3. What does Numada learn about Isobe when Numada asks his advice about the present?

4. Where do Mitsuko and her new husband go for their honeymoon?

5. Who does Numada's mother hire to help her?

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