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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Isobe observe a group of Indians do in Chapter 10?
(a) Offer doves at the temple.
(b) Roll over a bus.
(c) Smash the plate glass of a store.
(d) Beat a Sikh.

2. What does Numada have with him in the taxi in Chapter 12?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A picture of each of his beloved animals.
(c) A suitcase of letters.
(d) The myna bird.

3. Where are the Japanese and American tourist when they are in a conversation?
(a) In the hallway outside their rooms.
(b) On the bus on the way to the Ganges.
(c) In the hotel lobby.
(d) On the sidewalk outside the hotel.

4. Why does Tsu leave Mitsuko after a short time of visiting in Chapter 10?
(a) He has nothing else to say to her.
(b) He has to go to Mass.
(c) He is meeting his fiancé later.
(d) He has to be up early.

5. Where does Tsu take the indigent dead in Chapter 10?
(a) He does not take them anywhere as no one will accept them.
(b) To a Catholic charity for burial.
(c) To a crematorium.
(d) To a pauper's field.

6. Who is carried off on a stretcher in Chapter 13?
(a) Tsu.
(b) Mrs. Sanja.
(c) Mr. Sanja.
(d) Mitsuko.

7. Who is drawn into a conversation with an American woman in Chapter 12?
(a) Numada.
(b) Mitsuko.
(c) Kiguchi.
(d) Isobe.

8. How does Mr. Sanja plan to make a name for himself?
(a) By photographing Gandhi's memorial sevice.
(b) By photographing the Sikhs who are being hung for conspiracy.
(c) By recording the thoughts and photos of some of the well-known Indian politicians.
(d) By photographing forbidden rituals.

9. Where is Tsu staying in Chapter 9?
(a) At a Catholic seminary.
(b) At a youth hostel.
(c) At a seedy hotel near the Ganges.
(d) At a Hindu ashram.

10. Who asks Mitsuko about her religion?
(a) An American woman.
(b) Tsu.
(c) No one.
(d) Isobe.

11. What position does Tsu take in his dream argument in Chapter 11?
(a) In support of Jesus.
(b) Tsu refuses to argue in his dream.
(c) Against the others in the dream.
(d) Against Jesus' words.

12. By Chapter 12, how many American tourists have arrived at the hotel with the Japanese group is staying?
(a) 30.
(b) 50.
(c) 15.
(d) 10.

13. In Chapter 8, how many of the tourists decide to stay in the city rather than going on with the bus?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.

14. What does Mitsuko imitate when she is trying to offer comfort to someone?
(a) Calmness.
(b) Competence.
(c) Love.
(d) Confidence.

15. Who does Mitsuko learn is also staying in the city where she is?
(a) Numada.
(b) A well-known Baba.
(c) Her aunt.
(d) Her sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Isobe travel out to a village in Chapter 8?

2. What is Isobe doing when Mitsuko and Numada return to the hotel in Chapter 9?

3. What does Kiguchi remark upon concerning the Americans and Japanese?

4. What is Isobe certain about the fortuneteller?

5. In Chapter 9, when does Enami say he will see the group that stayed back in the city?

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