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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tsukada confess to Kiguchi about the meat Tsukada brought him?
(a) Tsukada killed someone to get the meat.
(b) He has nothing of import to confess to Tsukada about the meat.
(c) It was human flesh.
(d) It was stolen from a family with many children.

2. About what does Kiguchi think about when the tourists are driven through the jungle in Chapter 6?
(a) His war experience in Burma.
(b) His last trip to Vietnam.
(c) The jungles near his home.
(d) An Indian girl he once fell in love with.

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

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

5. What was the occupation of the woman who was the opposite of Keiko with whom Isobe had an affair?
(a) Housewife.
(b) Actress.
(c) Restaurant owner.
(d) Prostitute.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mitsuko enjoy sex with Tsu?

2. Where is Numada headed on the plane in Chapter 4?

3. What kind of books does Numada write?

4. What ailment does Isobe's wife have?

5. What does Enami become irritated about concerning the Sanja's in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Enami give the Japanese who are about to go to India on a tour?

2. Why dose Enami become irritated with the Sanja couple in Chapter 6?

3. How does Mitsuko feel about her time in the hospital?

4. What do some of the students try to get Mitsuko to do concerning Tsu in Chapter 3, and to what is that likened?

5. For what does Isobe tell Mitsuko he is searching?

6. What does Kiguchi ask Enami about doing while Kiguchi is in India?

7. What thoughts go through Isobe's mind about his wife as he sits in his hotel room in Chapter 7?

8. What does Isobe learn about his wife in Chapter 1?

9. What does the snake charmer in the garden do?

10. Why is Li forced to leave the employ of Numada's famly?

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