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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tsu say when Mitsuko questions him about his religious beliefs?
(a) He leans towards Hindu.
(b) He does not know what he believes.
(c) He is an atheist.
(d) He thinks Islam has many good idea.

2. What did Isobe never expect concerning Keiko's death?
(a) That he would be so detached from her death.
(b) That he would be so devastated by her death.
(c) That she would seem to welcome death.
(d) That she would die so quickly after becoming ill.

3. What wakes Mitsuko from a sound sleep at the seedy hotel?
(a) The flapping of paper.
(b) Snoring in the next room.
(c) A train whistle.
(d) A fire bell.

4. What group of people does Gaston tell Tsukada about after Tsukada make a confession to Gaston?
(a) A group of climbers in the Andes.
(b) The Donner party.
(c) A group stuck in Siberia with no shelter.
(d) The first group to conquer Everest.

5. Where are Kiguchi and Enami when Chapter 5 opens?
(a) At the beach.
(b) In a restaurant.
(c) On a plane.
(d) On a train.

6. What pet does Numada get as an adult that his wife does not like?
(a) A pot-bellied pig.
(b) A hornbill.
(c) A ferret.
(d) A cat.

7. What is the cause of Isobe's daughter leaving home?
(a) She does not like her maternal grandmother.
(b) She goes to school in another country.
(c) Isobe's unresponsiveness.
(d) She marries.

8. About what does Kiguchi think Enami cannot know?
(a) The horrors of war.
(b) The sorrow of being married to a difficult wife.
(c) The desolation of fighting for a cause in which you do not believe.
(d) The terrible pain of poverty.

9. What does the puppy do that Numada brings home as a boy?
(a) Chews up the family's stash of money.
(b) Whines at night.
(c) Avoids Numada's father.
(d) Pees on all the rugs.

10. What does Enami say about the fighting where Kiguchi was in the war?
(a) It was sporadic.
(b) There was not much fighting there.
(c) It was fierce.
(d) It was mild.

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

12. What is the Kultur Heim?
(a) A hospital.
(b) An Indian restaurant.
(c) A football stadium.
(d) A chapel.

13. What surrounds the Vishvan'tha temple?
(a) A high hedge.
(b) Small shops.
(c) A canal.
(d) A wrought-iron fence.

14. What surprises Kiguchi about the Buddhists in India?
(a) They do not believe in reincarnation.
(b) They are so violent.
(c) They do not practice regular meditation.
(d) There are so few of them.

15. What is Enami's role in the group?
(a) Tourist.
(b) Guide.
(c) Mechanic.
(d) Driver.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do some students try to get Mitsuko to do concerning Tsu in Chapter 3?

3. What nickname do Tsu and Mitsuko give God when Mitsuko sees Tsu on her honeymoon?

4. Who does Moïra seduce?

5. What is the weather like as Kiguchi and Tsukada walk in Chapter 5?

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