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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. Who warns Mr. Sanja to stop taking pictures?

2. What is Isobe doing when Mitsuko and Numada return to the hotel in Chapter 9?

3. What does the doctor do when he arrives in Chapter 8?

4. What does Tsu think his Onion would do with the dead?

5. Who asks Mitsuko about her religion?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Numada's story also brings up the theme of sacrifice. The myna bird sacrifices its life for Numada's.

Why do you think Numada believes the myna gave up its life for him? Discuss reasons Numada feels such a deep connection with animals. Use examples from Deep River to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the following:

Identify the protagonists of the story and why you believe they are such. Identify the antagonists of the story and why you believe they are such. Which three secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot? Which, if any, characters are not essential to the story? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the following:

Do you think most people want a happy ending in a novel? Do you think Deep River would qualify as a novel with a happy ending? Why or why not? What do you think are three reasons to read fiction and do you think Deep River fulfills these three reasons? Why or why not?

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