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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2 , Chapters 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Mama Chia meet when she is 7?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Papa Kahili.
(c) Her cousin.
(d) Papa Kahuna.

2. What does Dan jokingly say he'll call the diet he follows while floating on the surfboard?
(a) The Stupidity Diet.
(b) The non-eating diet.
(c) The Mama Chia Diet.
(d) The Surfboard Diet.

3. What does Mama Chia say about the energies?
(a) They are not imaginary.
(b) They are imaginary but useful.
(c) They only help the physical body.
(d) They only help the spirit.

4. What is one thing the Advaita Vendanta teach?
(a) That flesh and spirit are not separate.
(b) That flesh is impure.
(c) That spirit is ascendent over flesh.
(d) That life is more important than the between life.

5. For what does Dan listen?
(a) A shark.
(b) Civilization.
(c) A rescue boat or helicopter.
(d) Waves crashing on the shore.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the board like that Dan finds?

2. What cure does Ruth prescribe for Dan?

3. What is the main thing that keeps Dan looking after feeling quite discouraged?

4. What happens as Dan contemplates the sky from the surfboard?

5. When do Mama Chia's parents die?

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