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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. When does Mitsuko awaken from a nap in Chapter 8?

2. What does Mitsuko read about in the paper in Chapter 13?

3. Who warns Mr. Sanja to stop taking pictures?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Tsu tell Mitsuko as to why he dresses as he does?

3. Why is wrong with Kiguchi in Chapter 8, and how is Mitsuko involved?

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

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

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

7. Why does Isobe travel out to a village near the city?

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

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

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

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

Discuss the following:

Define plot and include the definitions of the most important elements of a plot. Do all novels have a plot? Why or why not? Write a brief synopsis of the plot of Deep River, identifying where the various elements of the plot occur (Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution or denouement). Do you find it difficult to identify the plot? Why or why not? What about the various elements of the plot? Give a brief synopsis of any important sub-plots.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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