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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the Jain monks shave their heads?
(a) To avoid human vanity.
(b) To avoid lice.
(c) To look alike.
(d) To stay cool.

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

3. Why is Nitin Bose coming to the guesthouse?
(a) To work.
(b) To find a wife.
(c) To learn tribal customs.
(d) To run away from the police.

4. Why do Jain monks cover their mouths?
(a) To prevent themselves from talking too much.
(b) To conceal their good looks.
(c) To prevent accidentally killing insects.
(d) So they won't get ill.

5. What does Master Mohan see Imrat as?
(a) A meal ticket.
(b) A servant.
(c) A second chance.
(d) A burden.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the river offer to the narrator?

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

3. What is the doctor's diagnosis of Nitin?

4. Who does the narrator receive a letter from?

5. Kama is the god of ______.

(see the answer key)

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