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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the Vano believe is special about Nitin?
(a) He's been touched by the goddess.
(b) He has magical powers.
(c) He is very intelligent.
(d) He speaks an unknown language.

2. What is the Jain monk's real name?
(a) Rajas.
(b) Nikhil.
(c) Padman.
(d) Ashok.

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

4. According to the monk's father, what do people from the West see of India?
(a) Culture.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Wealth.

5. Why does the monk's father regret letting his son live in the West?
(a) It destroyed his peace of mind.
(b) It made him too intelligent.
(c) It distanced him from the family.
(d) It made him selfish.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why must Nitin make a clay figure of the goddess and submerge it?

2. Why does Imrat have to practice in the park?

3. From a young age, the monk's father taught him to be what?

4. What does the narrator discuss with Dr. Mitra at the beginning of Chapter 9?

5. Today, where is the Aryan who slept on the riverbank?

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