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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why won't the narrator go into the caves?
(a) He's afraid of the dark.
(b) There are snakes.
(c) They're private property.
(d) They're haunted.

3. Why do Jain monks cover their mouths?
(a) To prevent accidentally killing insects.
(b) So they won't get ill.
(c) To prevent themselves from talking too much.
(d) To conceal their good looks.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What religion is Tariq Mia?

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

3. For some time, the narrator feels ________ by the monk's story.

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

5. In the monk's story, when his chariot is being swarmed, what is the fear in his father's eyes?

(see the answer key)

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