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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Numada's mother hire to help her?
(a) A Chinese boy named Li.
(b) A Chinese girl named Lin Sing.
(c) No one; they can't afford help.
(d) A Mongolian girl name Tse.

2. Why are the Sanjas annoyed with the other tourists at the hotel?
(a) Because they want to leave India early.
(b) Because they did not invite the couple to play cards.
(c) Because of their cautious attitude.
(d) Because the others gather in one room to talk and do not tell the Sanja's.

3. To whom does Isobe also lie when he leaves his wife's hospital room and goes home?
(a) His best friend.
(b) His son.
(c) The neighbor.
(d) His mother-in-law.

4. Where is Numada headed on the plane in Chapter 4?
(a) Gibraltar.
(b) Mecca.
(c) Benares.
(d) Delhi.

5. What is the nationality of the tourists on the bus in Chapter 6?
(a) Chinese.
(b) A mixture of European, Japanese and American.
(c) Korean.
(d) Japanese.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Kiguchi expect to be left in the jungle?

2. What does Keiko experience a few days before her death?

3. What wakes Mitsuko at the opening of Chapter 8?

4. What is said about the area where Numada is raised?

5. What do ill pilgrims have done to their bodies when they die?

(see the answer key)

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