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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 happened in the forests the tourists traveled through when the British were still in charge in India?
(a) The Indians attacked the British.
(b) They were cut down for furniture for the British officers.
(c) Deserters hid out.
(d) The British hung Indians from the trees.

2. What does Kiguchi remember concerning his time as a soldier?
(a) It was not as horrific as some of his more recent life.
(b) His trials as a soldier.
(c) The belief that he was doing the right thing.
(d) A female nurse from the enemy side.

3. Where did Numada grow up as a child?
(a) Moscow.
(b) Manchuria.
(c) Beijing.
(d) India.

4. Where are Kiguchi and Tsukada walking together during Kiguchi's flashback?
(a) In the mountains.
(b) Down the main street of a small village.
(c) Along a seashore.
(d) On the Highway of Death.

5. Who does Moïra seduce?
(a) Isobe.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Her cousin.
(d) No one.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Miss Naruse think Keiko already knows?

2. What happens when some coal goes missing at Numada's home when he is a boy?

3. What is the Kultur Heim?

4. What pet does Numada get as an adult that his wife does not like?

5. What is the nationality of the tourists on the bus in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the myna bird Numada acquires, as described in Chapter 4?

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

3. About what does Mrs. Sanja complain while riding on the bus?

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

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

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

7. What is Numada's occupation, and what is he considering purchasing in Chapter 4?

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

9. How does Numada cope with his parents' divorce proceedings?

10. Who is Enami's favorite Hindu goddess?

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