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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much does the Jain monk's father have to pay for his son to renounce the world?

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

4. The narrator enjoys Tariq Mia's song until he realizes how _______ the lyrics are.

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

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