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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do ill pilgrims have done to their bodies when they die?

2. Who does Moïra seduce?

3. Who is Blackie?

4. What is the nationality of the tourists on the bus in Chapter 6?

5. What does Enami wonder about concerning Mitsuko in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. For what does Isobe tell Mitsuko he is searching?

5. What does the hornbill forced upon Numada by a pet-store owner come to mean to Numada?

6. What does Kiguchi ask Enami about doing while Kiguchi is in India?

7. Who does Mitsuko eventually marry?

8. What does Kiguchi think regarding Enami and the horrors Kiguchi exprienced in Burma?

9. Who is helping to care for Isobe, and what does he ask her not to tell Keiko?

10. What do some of the students try to get Mitsuko to do concerning Tsu in Chapter 3, and to what is that likened?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Kiguchi is taking a tour to India.

Discuss what Kiguchi hopes to find in India and the ultimate outcome of that hope. Use examples from Deep River to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

Characters are an integral and important part of almost all novels. Discuss the following:

Compare/contrast the characters of Isobe and Kiguchi. How are they similar? How are they different? Is there a flaw in each of their personalities? Be specific and give examples. Compare/contrast the characters of Mitsuko and Tsu. How do they seem different? Which do you like more? Why? Which one seems more of a well-rounded character?

Essay Topic 3

Isobe seems lost without his wife. He goes to India after her death.

What are Isobe reasons for traveling to India? Are his expectations fulfilled? Does he find anything worthwhile in India? What might it be? Use examples from Deep River to support your discussion.

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