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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 the narrator take Nitin back to the guesthouse?
(a) Because he has to be a good friend.
(b) Nitin may have something spiritual to offer him.
(c) Nitin may try to run away.
(d) Otherwise, Nitin will be arrested.

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

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

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

5. Why is there a ceremony for the Jain monk in the stadium?
(a) To pray for his good health.
(b) To celebrate his first born child.
(c) To announce he is becoming a monk.
(d) To pray for his safety on his journey West.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the narrator's primary anxiety about Nitin?

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

4. How does the narrator know it's Nitin who's in trouble?

5. "Master" is a title for a ________.

(see the answer key)

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