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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In spite of what did Onion love his disciples?
(a) Their tendency to wander from him when he needed them the most.
(b) Their betrayal and denial.
(c) Their tendency to be non-compassionate to others.
(d) Their tendency to think too highly of themselves.

2. What is the cause of Isobe's daughter leaving home?
(a) She marries.
(b) She does not like her maternal grandmother.
(c) She goes to school in another country.
(d) Isobe's unresponsiveness.

3. For how long has Tsu believed the general idea of the quote he reads in Chapter 11?
(a) Since he read it a few weeks ago.
(b) Just since working with the poor.
(c) Since before he ever read it.
(d) Since he spoke with an Indian holy shaman.

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

5. By Chapter 12, how many American tourists have arrived at the hotel with the Japanese group is staying?
(a) 50.
(b) 10.
(c) 15.
(d) 30.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Isobe certain about the fortuneteller?

2. What does Mrs. Sanja do constantly on the bus?

3. Who comforts Numada when his parents are going through the process of a divorce?

4. What part did the Sikhs on Gandhi's security detail have in the events of the day in Chapter 9?

5. What does Tsu say when Mitsuko questions him about his religious beliefs?

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