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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From a young age, the monk's father taught him to be what?
(a) Loving.
(b) Cautious.
(c) Vicious.
(d) Non-violent.

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

3. Why is there a ceremony for the Jain monk in the stadium?
(a) To announce he is becoming a monk.
(b) To pray for his safety on his journey West.
(c) To pray for his good health.
(d) To celebrate his first born child.

4. What does the monk claim he will gain from enduring the trials of being a monk?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Fearlessness.
(c) Peace.
(d) Intelligence.

5. What is special about the placement of the guesthouse on the banks of the Narmada River?
(a) It's known for it's nice smell.
(b) It's inexpensive real estate.
(c) It's where the narrator was born.
(d) It's a religious pilgrimage site.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the river offer to the narrator?

3. What is Tariq Mia's pet name for the narrator?

4. The narrator was once a bureaucrat, but is now a ___________.

5. When Tariq Mia teases the narrator, he often is suggesting that the narrator is _______.

(see the answer key)

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