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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. Why does Tsu leave Mitsuko after a short time of visiting in Chapter 10?

2. What does Mitsuko promise to do while Enami goes for the doctor?

3. Why does Tsu wear the type of clothing he does in Chapter 10?

4. What has Kiguchi read about the concept of good and evil?

5. What does Mitsuko offer to do for Kiguchi in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sanja think he will make a name for himself as a photographer?

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

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

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

5. What quote does Tsu read of Mahatma Gandhi's?

6. Where does Isobe go despite concerns about civil unrest?

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

8. What significance is there to the next day, October 31st?

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

10. Where is Tsu staying in Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Reincarnation is talked about throughout the book.

Discuss what you think are the characters’ and the author’s view on reincarnation. Use examples from Deep River to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

Isobe cannot let go of his wife, in part because he never fulfilled their connection in life.

Discuss what you think is meant by the above statement. Use examples from Deep River to support your discussion.

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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