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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator enjoys Tariq Mia's song until he realizes how _______ the lyrics are.
(a) Nonsensical.
(b) Savage.
(c) Racist.
(d) Sentimental.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the reason for the calmness of Tariq Mia's village?

2. What has the poet Kabir offered to Indian religions?

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

4. In the story of the Kabirvad Tree, what created it?

5. What of the river's can the narrator hear at night?

(see the answer key)

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