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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the narrator receive a letter from?
(a) A mysterious woman.
(b) An old colleague.
(c) His sister.
(d) His cousin.

2. How has Nitin's presence disrupted the narrator's life?
(a) He makes the narrator feel inadequate.
(b) He has loud parties.
(c) He's always worrying about him.
(d) He talks too much.

3. What does the monk claim he will gain from enduring the trials of being a monk?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Fearlessness.
(c) Peace.
(d) Intelligence.

4. What is the benefit of Imrat performing in the park?
(a) He gets fresh air.
(b) He gets money.
(c) He is well respected.
(d) He makes friends.

5. What cures possession, in the doctor's opinion?
(a) A ritual.
(b) Antibiotics.
(c) Belief that they are cured.
(d) Success at work.

6. In the story of the Kabirvad Tree, what created it?
(a) Buddha.
(b) The Narmada River.
(c) Kabir's toothbrush.
(d) The Jain monk's prayers.

7. Why can't anyone accompany Nitin?
(a) Everyone's afraid of him.
(b) No outsiders are allowed in the Vano Village.
(c) He asked everyone not to.
(d) He runs too fast.

8. What is the doctor's diagnosis of Nitin?
(a) Nitin has a brain tumor.
(b) Nitin has a rare disease.
(c) Nitin is crazy.
(d) Nitin only thinks he's possessed.

9. What is the benefit of Nitin going to Vano Village?
(a) He wants to live there.
(b) The food is good.
(c) He can be cured.
(d) The weather is nice.

10. What cheers the narrator after his talk with Tariq Mia?
(a) A photo of his family.
(b) People washing in the river.
(c) Vano Village lightheartedness.
(d) Vano Village generosity.

11. What religion is Tariq Mia?
(a) Christian.
(b) Buddhist.
(c) Hindu.
(d) Muslim.

12. How much does the Jain monk's father have to pay for his son to renounce the world?
(a) One million rupees.
(b) 50 rupees.
(c) Two thousand rupees.
(d) 62 million rupees.

13. What does Master Mohan see Imrat as?
(a) A second chance.
(b) A meal ticket.
(c) A burden.
(d) A servant.

14. In the monk's story, when his chariot is being swarmed, what is the fear in his father's eyes?
(a) Death.
(b) Violence.
(c) Falling.
(d) Separation.

15. What causes possession, in the doctor's opinion?
(a) If one believes they are.
(b) Emotional trauma.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Bad karma.

Short Answer Questions

1. What about Rima's marriage distresses Nitin?

2. When one renounces the world, how long must one fast for?

3. Why do the Jain monks shave their heads?

4. What is the reason for the calmness of Tariq Mia's village?

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

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