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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) Padman.
(b) Ashok.
(c) Rajas.
(d) Nikhil.

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

3. What does the river offer to the narrator?
(a) Good company.
(b) His object of reflection.
(c) Eternal life.
(d) A place to bathe.

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

5. What does the monk claim he will gain from enduring the trials of being a monk?
(a) Fearlessness.
(b) Peace.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Freedom.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Jain monks cover their mouths?

2. What does Tariq Mia explain is the Jain monk's only love?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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