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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If Master Mohan had the title _______, he would be more respected.
(a) Father.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Baba.
(d) Gupta-sahib.

2. What does the river offer to the narrator?
(a) Good company.
(b) His object of reflection.
(c) A place to bathe.
(d) Eternal life.

3. The narrator took the job at the guesthouse after what event?
(a) The guesthouse was renovated.
(b) He lost his other job.
(c) His daughter moved to the city.
(d) His wife died.

4. Why is Nitin Bose coming to the guesthouse?
(a) To learn tribal customs.
(b) To run away from the police.
(c) To find a wife.
(d) To work.

5. As the narrator looks at the river one morning, who does the narrator imagine he may see floating in it one day?
(a) The monk.
(b) Tariq Mia.
(c) His wife.
(d) Himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the woman try to give her brother away?

2. When Tariq Mia teases the narrator, he often is suggesting that the narrator is _______.

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

4. Why does the Jain monk clear the bugs off the boulder?

5. What is Tariq Mia's purpose in telling this story?

(see the answer key)

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