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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where has Nitin run off to?
(a) Home.
(b) His girlfriend's house.
(c) The hospital.
(d) The shrine.

2. Why does Tariq Mia begin to tell the narrator his story?
(a) So he will appreciate nature.
(b) So he will take life less seriously.
(c) So he will better understand the human heart.
(d) So he will understand true struggle.

3. What is Tariq Mia's pet name for the narrator?
(a) Little Brother.
(b) Funny Buddy.
(c) Cuz.
(d) Know-It-All.

4. What does Tariq Mia explain is the Jain monk's only love?
(a) His mother.
(b) Books.
(c) The human heart.
(d) Food.

5. When Tariq Mia teases the narrator, he often is suggesting that the narrator is _______.
(a) Ignorant.
(b) Brilliant.
(c) Pretentious.
(d) Naïve.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator take a day away from the guesthouse?

2. Where is the elderly woman from?

3. What do the Vano believe is special about Nitin?

4. Why do Jain monks cover their mouths?

5. What is shocking about the woman the narrator helps?

(see the answer key)

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