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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. Where are Kiguchi and Enami when Chapter 5 opens?
(a) On a train.
(b) On a plane.
(c) At the beach.
(d) In a restaurant.

2. 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.

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

4. Who is the only person in the restaurant where Numada goes after a shower in Chapter 6?
(a) Mr. Sanja.
(b) Isobe.
(c) Enami.
(d) The waiter.

5. How is Tsu described in Chapter 3?
(a) Athletic and strong.
(b) Vivacious and talkative.
(c) Arrogant.
(d) Awkward and religious.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Tsu drink until he throws up?

2. What does Isobe write about his wife?

3. What does Mrs. Sanja do constantly on the bus?

4. How does Mitsuko enjoy sex with Tsu?

5. What is the cause of Isobe's daughter leaving home?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Keiko ask Isobe to do as she wakes briefly from a coma before she dies?

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

5. What does Tsukada confess to Kiguchi about how Tsukada managed to feed Kiguchi during the war in Burma?

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

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

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

9. Who does Mitsuko eventually marry?

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

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