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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What of the river's can the narrator hear at night?
(a) Its waves.
(b) Its heartbeat.
(c) Its fish.
(d) Its whisper.

2. Why does the woman try to give her brother away?
(a) She doesn't like him.
(b) She could get money for him.
(c) He makes her look old.
(d) She can't afford to support him.

3. The narrator took the job at the guesthouse after what event?
(a) His daughter moved to the city.
(b) The guesthouse was renovated.
(c) He lost his other job.
(d) His wife died.

4. What religion is Tariq Mia?
(a) Hindu.
(b) Christian.
(c) Buddhist.
(d) Muslim.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is special about the placement of the guesthouse on the banks of the Narmada River?

2. What is the narrator's job at the guesthouse?

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

4. Why does the Jain monk clear the bugs off the boulder?

5. Why do the Jain monks shave their heads?

(see the answer key)

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