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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the Jain monk's real name?
(a) Nikhil.
(b) Padman.
(c) Ashok.
(d) Rajas.

3. What is the narrator's job at the guesthouse?
(a) Manager.
(b) Owner.
(c) Cleaning.
(d) Maintenance.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What religion is Tariq Mia?

2. After the narrator's meeting with the monk, why does he avoid the caves?

3. The narrator enjoys Tariq Mia's song until he realizes how _______ the lyrics are.

4. Why does Tariq Mia begin to tell the narrator his story?

5. Why do Jain monks cover their mouths?

(see the answer key)

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