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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From a young age, the monk's father taught him to be what?
(a) Non-violent.
(b) Loving.
(c) Vicious.
(d) Cautious.

2. What does the river offer to the narrator?
(a) Good company.
(b) His object of reflection.
(c) A place to bathe.
(d) Eternal life.

3. When a Jain becomes a monk, what part of the ceremony marks their departure from the world?
(a) Charity.
(b) Song.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Blessing.

4. Why does Tariq Mia begin to tell the narrator his story?
(a) So he will better understand the human heart.
(b) So he will take life less seriously.
(c) So he will appreciate nature.
(d) So he will understand true struggle.

5. When Tariq Mia teases the narrator, he often is suggesting that the narrator is _______.
(a) Ignorant.
(b) Naïve.
(c) Brilliant.
(d) Pretentious.

Short Answer Questions

1. For some time, the narrator feels ________ by the monk's story.

2. Why do Jain monks cover their mouths?

3. What can the Vano Village Deity cure?

4. Why does the monk's father regret letting his son live in the West?

5. In the monk's story, when his chariot is being swarmed, what is the fear in his father's eyes?

(see the answer key)

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