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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. Why does Tsu wear the type of clothing he does in Chapter 10?
(a) So he can carry the indigent dying.
(b) So he can remind himself of his heritage.
(c) So he can fit into the Indian culture.
(d) So he is not detained by immigration.

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

3. Why does Tsu leave Mitsuko after a short time of visiting in Chapter 10?
(a) He has to go to Mass.
(b) He is meeting his fiancé later.
(c) He has to be up early.
(d) He has nothing else to say to her.

4. What do the Catholic priests tell Tsu about believing in the quote from Chapter 11?
(a) He is a blasphemer and will spend eternity in hell if he does not change.
(b) He should leave the Catholic church.
(c) He needs to re-study the passages and understand the real meaning to the quote.
(d) He is wise beyond his years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 13, what does it say that Indira Gandhi fails to do?

2. Who warns Mr. Sanja to stop taking pictures?

3. What is wrong with the man Mitsuko accidentally steps on in Chapter 8?

4. Who is carried off on a stretcher in Chapter 13?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tsu say when Mitsuko asks if he believes in reincarnation?

2. Why does Tsu leave Mitsuko after talking briefly with her?

3. Where does Isobe go despite concerns about civil unrest?

4. What does Mitsuko hear Kiguchi say in his feverish sleep?

5. What does Kiguchi say to Mitsuko on the bus about Americans and Japanese?

6. What does Tsu feel he is doing when he carries an old, dying woman to the river?

7. When do the Hindus and Tsu rise in the morning?

8. Of what is Tsu capable only in his dreams?

9. What does Kiguchi do in remembrance of his friend and other dead soldiers?

10. What do Mitsuko and Numada witness, and what are Mitsuko's feelings about the event?

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