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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the monk's father, what do people from the West see of India?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Culture.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Beauty.

2. Why do the Jain monks shave their heads?
(a) To stay cool.
(b) To avoid human vanity.
(c) To look alike.
(d) To avoid lice.

3. In the story of the Kabirvad Tree, what created it?
(a) Buddha.
(b) The Jain monk's prayers.
(c) The Narmada River.
(d) Kabir's toothbrush.

4. Why does the monk's father regret letting his son live in the West?
(a) It destroyed his peace of mind.
(b) It made him selfish.
(c) It made him too intelligent.
(d) It distanced him from the family.

5. According to the Jain monk, ritual means nothing if you don't do what?
(a) Know the longing that precedes it.
(b) Believe in the cause.
(c) Follow it diligently.
(d) Follow religious teachings precisely.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the monk claim he will gain from enduring the trials of being a monk?

3. What can the Vano Village Deity cure?

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

5. What religion is Tariq Mia?

(see the answer key)

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