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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 surprises Kiguchi about the Buddhists in India?
(a) There are so few of them.
(b) They do not believe in reincarnation.
(c) They do not practice regular meditation.
(d) They are so violent.

2. What surrounds the Vishvan'tha temple?
(a) A high hedge.
(b) Small shops.
(c) A wrought-iron fence.
(d) A canal.

3. What does Numada ask about the existence of in the area where they are?
(a) Laws prohibiting other religions.
(b) Laws preventing child labor.
(c) Animal and bird sanctuaries.
(d) Museums.

4. What do some students try to get Mitsuko to do concerning Tsu in Chapter 3?
(a) Convert him to Catholicism.
(b) Convert him back to Buddhism.
(c) Seduce him.
(d) Trick him.

5. Who/what does Isobe's wife saying she has been talking to?
(a) A ginko tree.
(b) Her deceased mother.
(c) A lizard.
(d) A hummingbird.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ailment does Isobe's wife have?

2. What lines the route of Kiguchi and Tsukada's retreat?

3. What does the hospital delay doing in hopes of giving Keiko a longer life?

4. Why does Kiguchi expect to be left in the jungle?

5. What did Isobe never expect concerning Keiko's death?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Mitsuko tires of sleeping with Tsu?

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

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

5. What story does Gaston tell Tsukada when he confesses about the meat in Burma?

6. How does Mitsuko force Tsu to drink at a party, and what happens?

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

8. What does Tsukada ask of Kiguchi ten years after the two encounter each other in Tokyo?

9. What is Enami's warning to Mr. Sanja?

10. What does Numada say to Enami about the trees in India?

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