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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why won't the narrator go into the caves?
(a) There are snakes.
(b) They're private property.
(c) He's afraid of the dark.
(d) They're haunted.

2. 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.

3. What can the Vano Village Deity cure?
(a) Depression.
(b) Madness.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Malaria.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Jain monks cover their mouths?

2. Why does the monk's father regret letting his son live in the West?

3. What is the narrator's job at the guesthouse?

4. The Jain monk observes that although his father gives to charity, he doesn't ______ poverty.

5. Why do the Jain monks shave their heads?

(see the answer key)

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