View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator compare the black rocks to in Chapter 4?
(a) Vultures.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Prisons.
(d) Castles.

2. On which side is the bluff to Jack as he travels the road at night in Chapter 3?
(a) His right.
(b) In front of him.
(c) Behind him.
(d) His left.

3. The narrator talks of a tree in Chapter 6 that looks like whose face?
(a) Zeus'.
(b) God's.
(c) His own.
(d) Rimbaud's.

4. How old does the narrator say he is in the beginning of the book?
(a) Almost 40.
(b) Almost 50.
(c) 29.
(d) 32.

5. The narrator writes that the ferns are like those of the what Scripture in Chapter 5?
(a) Svitarisha.
(b) Shiksara.
(c) Lankavatara.
(d) Amantara.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator say is "home" 3,000 miles away in Chapter 1?

2. What sound is overwhelming to the narrator when he exits the cab in Chapter 3?

3. What kind of trees is the narrator surrounded by in Chapter 3?

4. What is the name of the bookshop owned by the narrator's friend?

5. How does the narrator describe the mule in Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 187 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample