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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Tariq Mia's pet name for the narrator?
(a) Know-It-All.
(b) Funny Buddy.
(c) Little Brother.
(d) Cuz.

2. What has the poet Kabir offered to Indian religions?
(a) United Hinduism and Islam.
(b) Created Hinduism.
(c) Offers a single religious text.
(d) Created an alternative to religion.

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

4. What is Master Mohan's profession?
(a) Soldier.
(b) Music teacher.
(c) Fisherman.
(d) Salesman.

5. For some time, the narrator feels ________ by the monk's story.
(a) Inspired.
(b) Elated.
(c) Judgmental of.
(d) Disturbed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Jain monks cover their mouths?

2. After the narrator's meeting with the monk, why does he avoid the caves?

3. Why does Tariq Mia begin to tell the narrator his story?

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

5. What cheers the narrator after his talk with Tariq Mia?

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