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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Jain monk's real name?
(a) Nikhil.
(b) Ashok.
(c) Rajas.
(d) Padman.

2. The narrator was once a bureaucrat, but is now a ___________.
(a) Salesman.
(b) Monk.
(c) Naga Baba.
(d) Vanaprasthi.

3. 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) How brave he is.
(d) That he is giving up his wealth.

4. Why does Tariq Mia begin to tell the narrator his story?
(a) So he will better understand the human heart.
(b) So he will take life less seriously.
(c) So he will appreciate nature.
(d) So he will understand true struggle.

5. What does Tariq Mia explain is the Jain monk's only love?
(a) Food.
(b) His mother.
(c) The human heart.
(d) Books.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When one renounces the world, how long must one fast for?

3. Why does Imrat have to practice in the park?

4. Why won't the narrator go into the caves?

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

(see the answer key)

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