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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 is going on while the Japanese wait for their bus in Chapter 13?
(a) Nothing more than usual.
(b) An election.
(c) Indira Gandhi's funeral.
(d) More riots.

2. How does Tsu say his Onion was brought to life?
(a) He believes his Onion never actually died.
(b) He does not believe his Onion came back to life.
(c) Through his Onion's faith.
(d) In the hearts of the Onion's disciples.

3. What was Tsu doing at the river in Chapter 8?
(a) Meeting with groups of foreigners.
(b) Carrying dead and dying people.
(c) Selling prayer wheels.
(d) Looking for Mitsuko.

4. Of what does Tsu dream when he goes to sleep in Chapteter 11?
(a) Isobe.
(b) His mother.
(c) Mitsuko.
(d) A fellow seminary student.

5. When does Mitsuko awaken from a nap in Chapter 8?
(a) When the doctor comes to check on her.
(b) When Kiguchi calls out.
(c) When the tourists return from the Ganges.
(d) When Enami brings her dinner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part did the Sikhs on Gandhi's security detail have in the events of the day in Chapter 9?

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

3. What is Mitsuko's reply to being asked about her religion?

4. What tension are the tourists not aware of concerning the Sikhs?

5. How does Mr. Sanja respond to the begging children in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mitsuko feel as she joins the Hindus in a prayer at the river?

2. What has Kiguchi not done that he had planned to do when coming to India, and what is his consolation?

3. What does Sanja intend to do when he comes downstairs the next morning in Chapter 13, and about what does Isobe warn him?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What happens when a group of Hindus see Sanja taking pictures of forbidden subjects?

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

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