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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Tsu drink until he throws up?
(a) He does not realize the sweet drinks are mixed with alcohol.
(b) He has never tried alcohol before and gets carried away.
(c) He is depressed.
(d) Mitsuko tells him if he stops drinking, it means he does not believe in God.

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

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

4. What happened in the forests the tourists traveled through when the British were still in charge in India?
(a) Deserters hid out.
(b) They were cut down for furniture for the British officers.
(c) The British hung Indians from the trees.
(d) The Indians attacked the British.

5. Who comforts Numada when his parents are going through the process of a divorce?
(a) His older sister.
(b) His favorite teacher at school.
(c) His best friend whose parents are already divorced.
(d) His dog.

6. What happens to young children who die in the town where the tourists are in Chapter 7?
(a) They are buried under a huge baobab tree.
(b) They are buried in caskets under the Ganges.
(c) They are cremated.
(d) They are set afloat in reed boats on the river.

7. What does Keiko dream that Isobe does?
(a) Flies away with her.
(b) Marries another woman.
(c) Calls and talks to his daughter.
(d) Leaves the stove on.

8. Who are the Sanja's?
(a) Two brothers on the tour.
(b) A couple on their honeymoon.
(c) Two elderly sisters on the tour.
(d) An elderly woman and her son.

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

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

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

12. What does Mrs. Sanja think of the bus that is transporting the tourists?
(a) It is decrepit.
(b) The does not express an opinion about the bus.
(c) It is very clean.
(d) It is very comfortable.

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

14. What group of people does Gaston tell Tsukada about after Tsukada make a confession to Gaston?
(a) A group stuck in Siberia with no shelter.
(b) A group of climbers in the Andes.
(c) The Donner party.
(d) The first group to conquer Everest.

15. Where do pilgrims come to bathe?
(a) A spring known for miraculous healings.
(b) The Ganges River.
(c) A mountain lake in the Himalayas.
(d) A waterfall that is said to cry Jesus' tears.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tsu do every day after class?

2. What kind of books does Numada write?

3. What surprises Kiguchi about the Buddhists in India?

4. What lie does Isobe tell his wife In Chapter 1?

5. What does Numada learn about Isobe when Numada asks his advice about the present?

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