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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What "Indian disease" does Dr. Mitra claim the narrator has?
(a) Delusions of grandeur.
(b) Malaria.
(c) Making everything holy.
(d) Indifference to evil.

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

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

4. In the Jain monk's story, the crowd at the ceremony is excited by what, other than his diamonds?
(a) How tolerant his father is.
(b) How brave he is.
(c) How handsome he's become.
(d) That he is giving up his wealth.

5. What is Master Mohan's only escape?
(a) She can't afford to support him.
(b) She could get money for him.
(c) He makes her look old.
(d) She doesn't like him.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. According to the monk's father, what do people from the West see of India?

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

5. Why do the police come to the guesthouse?

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