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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the perk of the woman's life as a courtesan?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Respect.
(c) Opportunity.
(d) Fame.

2. Why do people avoid the Naga Baba?
(a) They think he has a disease.
(b) He's mean.
(c) He smells bad.
(d) They're frightened of him.

3. Why does the narrator take a day away from the guesthouse?
(a) There's too much drama.
(b) His doctor told him to.
(c) Mr. Changla bothers him.
(d) He's become too set in his ways.

4. At the beginning of Chapter 16, where does Uma go?
(a) She stays at the river.
(b) To become a star.
(c) Back to the brothel.
(d) Back to her father.

5. What is the elderly woman's priority with her daughter as the city changes?
(a) Teaching her to be a star.
(b) Making her more involved in the community.
(c) Convincing her not to become a spy.
(d) Protecting her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can the Vano Village Deity cure?

2. Why does Master Mohan kill himself?

3. How much time has passed between the end of Chapter 5 and Chapter 6?

4. Who is the woman's teacher?

5. How has Nitin's presence disrupted the narrator's life?

(see the answer key)

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