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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't the narrator want to take Nitin back to the guesthouse?
(a) He can't pay for his room.
(b) He smells bad.
(c) He's unstable.
(d) All his friends will have to come.

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

3. Why is Imrat killed?
(a) So no one else could enjoy his music.
(b) Because he had a terrible voice.
(c) Because he was a thief.
(d) So he wouldn't talk to the police.

4. What is the next story the narrator will tell?
(a) The story of the Naga Baba.
(b) A war story.
(c) A fairy tale.
(d) The story of his youth.

5. When one renounces the world, how long must one fast for?
(a) Until they become a monk.
(b) Until they reach enlightenment.
(c) Until the head monk allows them.
(d) For one week.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men who run the city turn into?

2. What religion is Tariq Mia?

3. What is Master Mohan's profession?

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

5. What does the narrator not believe the river can wash away?

(see the answer key)

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