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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why must Nitin make a clay figure of the goddess and submerge it?
(a) To start a new life.
(b) To exorcize himself.
(c) To clean the figure.
(d) To mark his defiance.

2. "Master" is a title for a ________.
(a) Woman.
(b) Child.
(c) Hero.
(d) Intellectual.

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

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

5. Why has the elderly woman come to the guesthouse?
(a) To stop and rest.
(b) To get something to eat.
(c) To deliver a letter to the narrator.
(d) To find her daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the narrator reluctant to let the elderly woman stay?

2. What is the doctor's diagnosis of Nitin?

3. What does "Narmada" mean in Sanskrit?

4. Why doesn't the narrator want to take Nitin back to the guesthouse?

5. What causes possession, in the doctor's opinion?

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