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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what plan has Kuguchi not followed through, as described in Chapter 12?
(a) To write a poem for Gaston.
(b) To hold a Buddhist service.
(c) To write his brother and ask forgiveness.
(d) To immerse in the Ganges.

2. What does Tsu feel about the quote he reads in Chapter 11?
(a) That the poor are condemned by that quote.
(b) It is true only if the water is flowing.
(c) It is inaccurate.
(d) That it is absolutely true.

3. Who is Rajini?
(a) The name of the girl who is supposedly Keiko's reincarnation.
(b) A young girl who washes the clothes for hotel guests.
(c) An older woman who works in the Catholic church rectory.
(d) A woman who helps Tsu.

4. What does Isobe warn Mr. Sanja to forgo photographing?
(a) Sikhs.
(b) Funerals.
(c) Weddings.
(d) Children.

5. What was Tsu doing at the river in Chapter 8?
(a) Selling prayer wheels.
(b) Carrying dead and dying people.
(c) Meeting with groups of foreigners.
(d) Looking for Mitsuko.

6. To what does Tsu compare the Ganges?
(a) False hope.
(b) Eternity.
(c) The love of his Onion.
(d) False prophets.

7. What does Isobe plan to do the next day after his visit to the fortuneteller?
(a) Go back and see if the fortuneteller has any information for him.
(b) Leave India.
(c) Go to a Buddhist temple.
(d) Call Keiko's sister.

8. What does Tsu find when he leaves the building and goes into the streets in Chapter 11?
(a) Several dying dogs.
(b) An old man who has collapsed.
(c) A young child who is dead.
(d) An old woman who has collapsed.

9. In Chapter 13, what does it say that Indira Gandhi fails to do?
(a) Gain the trust of her people.
(b) Lead the country into prosperity.
(c) Care about the outcasts.
(d) Bring harmony to India.

10. What happens near the cremation grounds in Chapter 13?
(a) A flock of doves is released.
(b) A fire gets out of control.
(c) A commotion breaks out.
(d) A crowd is on their knees praying.

11. What character in the Bible is present in Tsu's dream in Chapter 11?
(a) Peter.
(b) The woman at the well.
(c) Judas.
(d) The Samaritan.

12. How does Tsu respond to the priests' words, as described in Chapter 11?
(a) He decides he cannot leave the church.
(b) He starts studying the passage from which the quote came.
(c) He decides to leave the church.
(d) He prays for enlightenment.

13. Who warns Mr. Sanja to stop taking pictures?
(a) Some soldiers.
(b) The police.
(c) Tsu.
(d) Some family members of the deceased.

14. In Chapter 9, when does Enami say he will see the group that stayed back in the city?
(a) He will be unable to return, but is sending someone else.
(b) It will be at least four days.
(c) In three days.
(d) The next day.

15. What does Enami tell Mitsuko and the others when he phones them concerning Ghandi?
(a) That nothing is likely to happen unless she dies of the illness.
(b) That he has arranged a bus to come get them and take them to a safer location.
(c) That unless the high court holds up the impeachment, no problems are anticipated.
(d) They should be careful outside of their motel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Isobe learn about the little girl he is trying to locate?

2. What illness did Kiguchi have in the Army?

3. What does Mitsuko promise to do while Enami goes for the doctor?

4. Where are the Japanese and American tourist when they are in a conversation?

5. What is the date on the next day after Isobe's visit to the village in Chapter 9?

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