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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Isobe view his wife when she was alive?
(a) As a sensual woman.
(b) As an intellectual.
(c) As a helpmate and supporter.
(d) As an object.

2. What voices does Numada say he has sensed in India?
(a) The elephants.
(b) The stray dogs.
(c) The trees.
(d) The orphaned children.

3. What does Ch'mund' do despite being sick and emaciated?
(a) Give away charms.
(b) Dance.
(c) Sing.
(d) Give her milk to children.

4. What does Enami become irritated about concerning the Sanja's in Chapter 6?
(a) They keep asking the bus to stop for pictures.
(b) They tip poorly every time they have a meal.
(c) Their condescending attitude towards India and Hinduism.
(d) They refuse to buy anything from the local merchants.

5. What kind of books does Numada write?
(a) Children's.
(b) Academic textbooks.
(c) Sci-Fi.
(d) Romance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is said about the area where Numada is raised?

2. What does Naruse Mitsuko think about after Isobe leaves the informational meeting?

3. Where is Numada headed on the plane in Chapter 4?

4. What does Kiguchi ask the tour guide about?

5. What group of people does Gaston tell Tsukada about after Tsukada make a confession to Gaston?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kiguchi ask Enami about doing while Kiguchi is in India?

2. What happens to the myna bird Numada acquires, as described in Chapter 4?

3. About what does Mrs. Sanja complain while riding on the bus?

4. What thoughts go through Isobe's mind about his wife as he sits in his hotel room in Chapter 7?

5. What does Keiko ask Isobe to do as she wakes briefly from a coma before she dies?

6. What is Enami's warning to Mr. Sanja?

7. How does Mitsuko feel about her time in the hospital?

8. What does the snake charmer in the garden do?

9. What does Isobe learn about his wife in Chapter 1?

10. How is Tsu thought of by the French priests?

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