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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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 dog.
(d) His best friend whose parents are already divorced.

7. How does Mr. Sanja see this trip as part of his work?
(a) He is a sociology professor and is studying the local culture to publish a paper.
(b) He wants to take pictures of India.
(c) He's thinking of expanding his factories into other countries.
(d) He thinks there may be a market in India for his cars.

8. What does Tsu do every day after class?
(a) Plays football.
(b) Writes his parents.
(c) Practices the piano.
(d) Goes to the chapel to pray.

9. What is Enami's role in the group?
(a) Guide.
(b) Tourist.
(c) Driver.
(d) Mechanic.

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

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

12. What kind of books does Numada write?
(a) Romance.
(b) Sci-Fi.
(c) Academic textbooks.
(d) Children's.

13. How does Mitsuko enjoy sex with Tsu?
(a) It makes her fall in love with Tsu.
(b) She is disturbed by it.
(c) She is detached.
(d) She thinks it is better than he believed sex would be.

14. What does the snake charmer have in his performance?
(a) A cobra and a monkey.
(b) Two mongoose and a hornbill.
(c) Just an old, toothless cobra.
(d) A cobra, a mongoose, and a two-headed snake.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who stays with Kiguchi in the jungle?

2. About what does Kiguchi think Enami cannot know?

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

4. What do ill pilgrims have done to their bodies when they die?

5. Who is the only person in the restaurant where Numada goes after a shower in Chapter 6?

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