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

3. What is Yano's occupation?
(a) Clergy.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Businessman.
(d) Physician.

4. What lie does Isobe tell his wife In Chapter 1?
(a) The she will walk again.
(b) That her daughter is coming to visit.
(c) That he gave the dog to a good friend.
(d) That she will recover after several months in the hospital.

5. Who is the only person in the restaurant where Numada goes after a shower in Chapter 6?
(a) Enami.
(b) Mr. Sanja.
(c) The waiter.
(d) Isobe.

6. Who does Moïra seduce?
(a) No one.
(b) Isobe.
(c) Joseph.
(d) Her cousin.

7. What happens when some coal goes missing at Numada's home when he is a boy?
(a) His father suspects a neighbor and accuses the man.
(b) The family believes it is Numada's father's cousin and stop inviting him over.
(c) They fire Li.
(d) There's nothing that can be done.

8. How is Tsu described in Chapter 3?
(a) Awkward and religious.
(b) Vivacious and talkative.
(c) Athletic and strong.
(d) Arrogant.

9. Where are Kiguchi and Tsukada walking together during Kiguchi's flashback?
(a) Along a seashore.
(b) In the mountains.
(c) On the Highway of Death.
(d) Down the main street of a small village.

10. Who is Blackie?
(a) Numada's dog that he has now as an adult.
(b) Isobe's wife's cat.
(c) Numada's puppy he had as a boy.
(d) Numada's sister's cat.

11. Who stays with Kiguchi in the jungle?
(a) A squad of bomb experts.
(b) Just Tsukada.
(c) Three of his still-living squad members.
(d) No one.

12. Why does Kiguchi expect to be left in the jungle?
(a) He has angered their captors.
(b) He is supposed to set mines for the pursuing enemy.
(c) He is too ill to continue walking.
(d) He is supposed to be a rear guard.

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

14. How many affairs did Isobe have during his marriage?
(a) Numerous.
(b) Four or five.
(c) One.
(d) Two or three.

15. What is Kiguchi and Tsukada's physical condition in the flashback as they are walking?
(a) Malnourished and starving.
(b) Weak but not failing.
(c) Strong and robust.
(d) Fine.