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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Isobe write about his wife?
(a) Haikus.
(b) Funny stories.
(c) Her daily prognosis.
(d) Nothing.

2. Who are the Sanja's?
(a) Two brothers on the tour.
(b) An elderly woman and her son.
(c) Two elderly sisters on the tour.
(d) A couple on their honeymoon.

3. Where did Kiguchi fight during the war?
(a) China.
(b) Burma.
(c) New Guinea.
(d) The Philippines.

4. What lie does Isobe tell his wife In Chapter 1?
(a) The she will walk again.
(b) That she will recover after several months in the hospital.
(c) That her daughter is coming to visit.
(d) That he gave the dog to a good friend.

5. What does Isobe wonder about as he sits in his hotel room in Chapter 7?
(a) If he has a soul.
(b) If he wants to return home.
(c) If he loved his wife.
(d) If there is truth in reincarnation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tsu say when Mitsuko questions him about his religious beliefs?

2. What does Kiguchi remember concerning his time as a soldier?

3. How long after death do Buddhists believe a soul is reborn?

4. Who does Numada's mother hire to help her?

5. What does Mrs. Sanja think of the bus that is transporting the tourists?

(see the answer key)

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