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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the occupation of the woman who was the opposite of Keiko with whom Isobe had an affair?
(a) Actress.
(b) Prostitute.
(c) Housewife.
(d) Restaurant owner.

2. What does the puppy do that Numada brings home as a boy?
(a) Chews up the family's stash of money.
(b) Avoids Numada's father.
(c) Pees on all the rugs.
(d) Whines at night.

3. What do ill pilgrims have done to their bodies when they die?
(a) Their ashes sent back to their families.
(b) Cremation and their ashes are scattered on the Ganges.
(c) Buried in the forest above the waterfall.
(d) Cremation and scattering ashes on the mountaintop.

4. How long after death do Buddhists believe a soul is reborn?
(a) It depends on what the soul chooses.
(b) Within one year after death.
(c) The soul must wait at least until all those in the immediate family are dead.
(d) By the 49th day.

5. What do some students try to get Mitsuko to do concerning Tsu in Chapter 3?
(a) Convert him to Catholicism.
(b) Convert him back to Buddhism.
(c) Seduce him.
(d) Trick him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Kiguchi and Enami when Chapter 5 opens?

2. What is the date on the next day after Isobe's visit to the village in Chapter 9?

3. What does Naruse Mitsuko think about after Isobe leaves the informational meeting?

4. What is Mitsuko determined to make Tsu do in their school days?

5. What wakes Mitsuko from a sound sleep at the seedy hotel?

(see the answer key)

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