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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. Whose name does Kiguchi call out in his sleep in Chapter 8?
(a) Gaston.
(b) Tsukada.
(c) Numada.
(d) Keiko.

2. Why does Isobe visit a fortuneteller?
(a) To learn where the little girl is.
(b) To find out his fortune.
(c) To see if he can contact Keiko.
(d) To see if the University was wrong.

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

4. What does Mitsuko read about in the paper in Chapter 13?
(a) Peace talks.
(b) A new technological era arising.
(c) Japan's burgeoning economy.
(d) Violence.

5. Why are the Sanjas annoyed with the other tourists at the hotel?
(a) Because they did not invite the couple to play cards.
(b) Because they want to leave India early.
(c) Because of their cautious attitude.
(d) Because the others gather in one room to talk and do not tell the Sanja's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mitsuko offer to do for Kiguchi in Chapter 8?

2. Why does Kiguchi chant what he chants in Chapter 12?

3. Why does Tsu leave Mitsuko after a short time of visiting in Chapter 10?

4. Where is Tsu staying in Chapter 9?

5. For how long has Tsu believed the general idea of the quote he reads in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. What quote does Tsu read of Mahatma Gandhi's?

2. How does Sanja think he will make a name for himself as a photographer?

3. Of what are the tourists concerned after the assassination in Chapter 9?

4. What do the other tourist who return from the Ganges tell Mitsuko they saw?

5. What did the Catholic priests tell Tsu he should do if he believed Gandhi's quote, and what does Tsu do?

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

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

8. What does Isobe think as he throws his empty bottle into the river in Chapter 10?

9. What does Isobe witness as he is getting drunk and wandering the streets in Chapter 10?

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

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