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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did Isobe view his wife when she was alive?
(a) As an intellectual.
(b) As a sensual woman.
(c) As a helpmate and supporter.
(d) As an object.

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

4. What do the Sanja's ask Numada to do in Chapter 6?
(a) Sit at their table.
(b) Take their picture.
(c) Show them the gardens.
(d) Help them mail a package.

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

6. What does Joseph do to Moïra?
(a) Leaves her and breaks her heart.
(b) Murders her.
(c) Sets her up with his best friend.
(d) Marries her.

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

8. What does Kiguchi ask the tour guide about?
(a) About the proper way to address a widow in Nepal.
(b) About a holy man who is almost 300 years old.
(c) About funerals for veterans.
(d) About souls in a holding area in the Himalayas.

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

10. Who claims to have been Japanese in a previous life?
(a) A young girl from Virginia.
(b) Enami.
(c) One of the street artists.
(d) A monk in a local temple.

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

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

13. What does Naruse Mitsuko think about after Isobe leaves the informational meeting?
(a) Where Keiko is now.
(b) A boy she tormented.
(c) Whether she would reincarnate or not.
(d) Her lack of beliefs in a god.

14. For what does Isobe say he is searching in Chapter 6?
(a) Someone to prove that the soul lives after death.
(b) Peace.
(c) Answers.
(d) The reincarnated soul of his deceased wife.

15. Where do Mitsuko and her new husband go for their honeymoon?
(a) Moscow.
(b) Paris.
(c) Italy.
(d) San Francisco.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ch'mund' do despite being sick and emaciated?

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

3. How is Tsu described in Chapter 3?

4. What does the snake charmer have in his performance?

5. What happens to young children who die in the town where the tourists are in Chapter 7?

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