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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 the Catholic priests tell Tsu about believing in the quote from Chapter 11?

2. In Chapter 9, when does Enami say he will see the group that stayed back in the city?

3. What does Mitsuko imitate when she is trying to offer comfort to someone?

4. What does Numada have with him in the taxi in Chapter 12?

5. What character in the Bible is present in Tsu's dream in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Numada do with the myna bird he bought?

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

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

6. Where is Tsu staying in Chapter 9?

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

8. What does Tsu feel he is doing when he carries an old, dying woman to the river?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Foreshadowing is used in almost all works of fiction. Discuss the following:

What is foreshadowing? Identify three instances of foreshadowing in Deep River and what they foreshadow. How does foreshadowing contribute to a book's suspense? Are there any incidences that you thought foreshadows a future event, but it does not do so?

Essay Topic 2

Often, authors will write about what they know, and sometimes knowing a little about the author makes the books more interesting. Discuss the following:

Research and give a brief biographical sketch of Shusaku Endo. Do you think there is always some of the author's own life in his/her novels? Why or why not? Give examples. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of the Endo's agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book and discuss Endo's probable agenda concerning that idea.

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following to discuss:

Choose two significant symbols and trace and analyze their appearance in Deep River. Are these universal symbols that would have the same meaning in any culture? What other symbols could portray the same idea? Why do you think Endo chooses the symbols he does? Consider the symbols of the myna bird, the Ginko tree and the Ganges in your discussion.

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