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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 does Miss Naruse think Keiko already knows?

2. What surprises Kiguchi about the Buddhists in India?

3. What do the soldiers eat as they are walking in Chapter 5?

4. What is Enami's role in the group?

5. What does Tsu do every day after class?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What thoughts go through Isobe's mind about his wife as he sits in his hotel room in Chapter 7?

7. What is Numada's occupation, and what is he considering purchasing in Chapter 4?

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

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

10. What does Tsukada ask of Kiguchi ten years after the two encounter each other in Tokyo?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Deep River belongs to the historical fiction genre. Discuss the following:

Define the literary term "genre" and name three other genres in addition to the historical fiction genre. What are the advantages and disadvantages of assigning a genre to a novel? What do you think is the difference between a historical fiction and a historical novel or mystery?

Essay Topic 2

Mitsuko looks for Tsu several times in the book both in France and in India.

Discuss the reasons you think Mitsuko keeps looking for Tsu and if you think she has found what she is looking for. Use examples from Deep River to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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