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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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 she will recover after several months in the hospital.
(d) That he gave the dog to a good friend.

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

5. What is the weather like as Kiguchi and Tsukada walk in Chapter 5?
(a) Clear and cool.
(b) Pouring rain.
(c) Freezing.
(d) Extremely hot.

6. What does Enami become irritated about concerning the Sanja's in Chapter 6?
(a) Their condescending attitude towards India and Hinduism.
(b) They keep asking the bus to stop for pictures.
(c) They tip poorly every time they have a meal.
(d) They refuse to buy anything from the local merchants.

7. What surrounds the Vishvan'tha temple?
(a) A wrought-iron fence.
(b) Small shops.
(c) A high hedge.
(d) A canal.

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

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

10. What does Tsu write in his letters to Mitsuko that she reads when awakened in the middle of the night?
(a) His hope that he will someday know who he is.
(b) His belief in God.
(c) His desire for her to come to him.
(d) His loss of faith.

11. What does Keiko experience a few days before her death?
(a) A revelation about her daughter.
(b) A deep sadness.
(c) A sense of certainty that Isobe will be all right.
(d) An out-of-body experience.

12. What does Miss Naruse think Keiko already knows?
(a) That Isobe cannot stand to be alone.
(b) That Keiko is dying.
(c) That the experimental drug is a placebo.
(d) That her daughter has moved out.

13. What lines the route of Kiguchi and Tsukada's retreat?
(a) People cheering.
(b) Starving civilians.
(c) Large palm trees.
(d) Dead and dying soldiers.

14. What is the Kultur Heim?
(a) A hospital.
(b) A chapel.
(c) An Indian restaurant.
(d) A football stadium.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Yano's occupation?

2. Where are Kiguchi and Tsukada walking together during Kiguchi's flashback?

3. Who/what does Isobe's wife saying she has been talking to?

4. What does Tsukada confess to Kiguchi about the meat Tsukada brought him?

5. How did Isobe view his wife when she was alive?

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