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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. Who asks Mitsuko about her religion?

2. Who does Mitsuko learn is also staying in the city where she is?

3. At what time do the Hindus with whom Tsu rooms arise?

4. What does Kiguchi remark upon concerning the Americans and Japanese?

5. What do the Catholic priests tell Tsu about believing in the quote from Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has Kiguchi not done that he had planned to do when coming to India, and what is his consolation?

2. What does Isobe think as he throws his empty bottle into the river in Chapter 10?

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

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

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

6. What does Isobe witness as he is getting drunk and wandering the streets in Chapter 10?

7. What has Kiguchi read recently about good and evil?

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

9. What does Kiguchi say to Mitsuko on the bus about Americans and Japanese?

10. What does Isobe think about the fortuneteller he visits in Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following:

Identify the protagonists of the story and why you believe they are such. Identify the antagonists of the story and why you believe they are such. Which three secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot? Which, if any, characters are not essential to the story? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Many readers of fiction place themselves in the position of one character, wondering if they would do the same thing as that character. Discuss the following:

Do you think one of the values of literature is to serve as a reflection of oneself? Why or why not? Socrates said "Know thyself." How can reading a book such as Deep River help a reader to know him/herself? Do you find yourself reflecting on your own character and abilities when reading Deep River? Why or why not. Use examples from Deep River and your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following:

Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in Deep River. Trace and analyze one major theme of Deep River. How is the theme represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

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