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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 reason for the calmness of Tariq Mia's village?
(a) Everyone is very rich.
(b) There are strict rules.
(c) Everyone is very healthy.
(d) The only order is the seasons and prayer.

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

3. If Master Mohan had the title _______, he would be more respected.
(a) Baba.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Father.
(d) Gupta-sahib.

4. What is the benefit of Imrat performing in the park?
(a) He gets money.
(b) He makes friends.
(c) He is well respected.
(d) He gets fresh air.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is there a ceremony for the Jain monk in the stadium?

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

3. As the narrator looks at the river one morning, who does the narrator imagine he may see floating in it one day?

4. When a Jain becomes a monk, what part of the ceremony marks their departure from the world?

5. In the Jain monk's story, the crowd at the ceremony is excited by what, other than his diamonds?

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