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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Isobe travel out to a village in Chapter 8?
(a) To meet up with an old war buddy.
(b) To inquire after a cousin who used to be a doctor in that village.
(c) To see if a little girl there might be his reincarnated wife.
(d) To meet with a holy man.

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

3. What pet does Numada get as an adult that his wife does not like?
(a) A ferret.
(b) A hornbill.
(c) A cat.
(d) A pot-bellied pig.

4. What does Mitsuko promise to do while Enami goes for the doctor?
(a) Go down and tell the bus driver they will be delayed.
(b) Watch the Sanja's child.
(c) Stay with Kiguchi.
(d) Find some ice for Mrs. Sanja's ankle.

5. What surrounds the Vishvan'tha temple?
(a) A wrought-iron fence.
(b) Small shops.
(c) A canal.
(d) A high hedge.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Mitsuko awaken from a nap in Chapter 8?

2. What is the weather like as Kiguchi and Tsukada walk in Chapter 5?

3. What does Enami wonder about concerning Mitsuko in Chapter 7?

4. What does the snake charmer have in his performance?

5. Where are Kiguchi and Tsukada walking together during Kiguchi's flashback?

(see the answer key)

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