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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the date on the next day after Isobe's visit to the village in Chapter 9?
(a) November 31.
(b) October 31.
(c) November 3.
(d) October 20.

3. What belief does the quote that Tsy reads in Chapter 11 say?
(a) That God can be found in all religions.
(b) That politics and religion have the same goals.
(c) That water is the most patient element.
(d) That the poor shall be with you always.

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

5. What does the doctor do when he arrives in Chapter 8?
(a) Says Mr. Sanja will need rabies shots.
(b) Says Mitsuko is having a miscarriage.
(c) Gives Kiguchi a shot and draws blood.
(d) Wraps Mrs. Sanja's ankle.

6. What does Isobe notice about the girls he questions in the search for his wife?
(a) They are all poor and beg.
(b) They are afraid of him.
(c) They deny that being his wife.
(d) They will tell him what he wants to hear for money.

7. Where does Tsu think his Onion resides?
(a) In Christianity, Hinduism and Buddism.
(b) Among all peoples.
(c) Only in the Catholic sacraments.
(d) Only in a Christian religion.

8. What does Mitsuko offer to do for Kiguchi in Chapter 8?
(a) Take pictures of the rest of the trip for him.
(b) Stay with him in the hospital.
(c) Call his daughter.
(d) Travel back to Japan with him.

9. What does Numada buy at the pet shop?
(a) A myna bird.
(b) A hornbill.
(c) A toothless cobra.
(d) A mongoose.

10. What is going on while the Japanese wait for their bus in Chapter 13?
(a) More riots.
(b) Nothing more than usual.
(c) An election.
(d) Indira Gandhi's funeral.

11. Whose name does Kiguchi call out in his sleep in Chapter 8?
(a) Numada.
(b) Keiko.
(c) Tsukada.
(d) Gaston.

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

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

14. Where does Tsu return at the opening of Chapter 11?
(a) The river.
(b) The church.
(c) The grocery store.
(d) A stone house.

15. What does Isobe learn about the little girl he is trying to locate?
(a) She has moved.
(b) Someone has already claimed that she is their loved one's reincaration.
(c) She has died.
(d) She is very ill and in the hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Enami going for a doctor in Chapter 8?

2. What does Mitsuko read about in the paper in Chapter 13?

3. At what time do the Hindus with whom Tsu rooms arise?

4. What has Kiguchi read about the concept of good and evil?

5. What does Mitsuko imitate when she is trying to offer comfort to someone?

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