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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What wakes Mitsuko at the opening of Chapter 8?
(a) A loud crash outside in the street.
(b) A knock on her door.
(c) A horn honking outside in the street.
(d) The phone rings.

3. What is said about the area where Numada is raised?
(a) It is a lower-class area.
(b) It has mild winter temperatures.
(c) It is a Christian area in a predominantly Hindu country.
(d) It is where many of the Russian elite live.

4. Where did Kiguchi fight during the war?
(a) China.
(b) Burma.
(c) The Philippines.
(d) New Guinea.

5. Where did Numada grow up as a child?
(a) Manchuria.
(b) Beijing.
(c) India.
(d) Moscow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What lines the route of Kiguchi and Tsukada's retreat?

2. How does Mitsuko enjoy sex with Tsu?

3. How many affairs did Isobe have during his marriage?

4. What is Kiguchi and Tsukada's physical condition in the flashback as they are walking?

5. Why does Isobe travel out to a village in Chapter 8?

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