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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the narrator's meeting with the monk, why does he avoid the caves?
(a) He's afraid of spiders.
(b) He's afraid of the dark.
(c) So he won't meet another stranger.
(d) So he won't get lost.

2. In the Jain monk's story, the crowd at the ceremony is excited by what, other than his diamonds?
(a) That he is giving up his wealth.
(b) How handsome he's become.
(c) How brave he is.
(d) How tolerant his father is.

3. What does the river offer to the narrator?
(a) Eternal life.
(b) His object of reflection.
(c) Good company.
(d) A place to bathe.

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

5. In the monk's story, when his chariot is being swarmed, what is the fear in his father's eyes?
(a) Separation.
(b) Falling.
(c) Violence.
(d) Death.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Tariq Mia explain is the Jain monk's only love?

5. The narrator took the job at the guesthouse after what event?

(see the answer key)

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