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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Tariq Mia's purpose in telling this story?
(a) To discuss the human heart.
(b) To brag about his intelligence.
(c) To pass the time.
(d) To scare the narrator.

2. Why does the Jain monk clear the bugs off the boulder?
(a) Bugs scare him.
(b) He collects bugs.
(c) The boulder is rolling.
(d) So he doesn't crush them.

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

4. What won't the elderly woman's daughter be able to do after being kidnapped?
(a) Be a courtesan.
(b) Escape.
(c) Come back to India.
(d) Get married.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. A man who comes to see the father says he wants to at least be near _______.

2. At the dance academy, what are the girls' dances supposed to convey?

3. Nitin was offered two jobs: managing a tea estate or _______.

4. What is the benefit of Nitin going to Vano Village?

5. What characterizes the town of Mahadeo?

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