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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Nitin Bose in the hospital?
(a) He has a terrible disease.
(b) He tried to kill himself.
(c) His father is sick.
(d) He was attacked.

2. What kind of family is Nitin's family from?
(a) A mobster family.
(b) A poor family.
(c) He has no family.
(d) A wealthy family.

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

4. What is the doctor's diagnosis of Nitin?
(a) Nitin is crazy.
(b) Nitin has a brain tumor.
(c) Nitin only thinks he's possessed.
(d) Nitin has a rare disease.

5. According to the monk's father, what do people from the West see of India?
(a) Beauty.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Culture.

6. In the Jain monk's story, the crowd at the ceremony is excited by what, other than his diamonds?
(a) That he is giving up his wealth.
(b) How handsome he's become.
(c) How tolerant his father is.
(d) How brave he is.

7. Why do the police come to the guesthouse?
(a) To arrest the narrator.
(b) To look for a criminal.
(c) To bring the narrator to the hospital.
(d) To tell the narrator his friend has died.

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

9. The narrator enjoys Tariq Mia's song until he realizes how _______ the lyrics are.
(a) Savage.
(b) Nonsensical.
(c) Sentimental.
(d) Racist.

10. Why does the monk's father regret letting his son live in the West?
(a) It made him selfish.
(b) It made him too intelligent.
(c) It destroyed his peace of mind.
(d) It distanced him from the family.

11. Why can't anyone accompany Nitin?
(a) No outsiders are allowed in the Vano Village.
(b) He runs too fast.
(c) He asked everyone not to.
(d) Everyone's afraid of him.

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

13. Why are Nitin's friends surprised that he took a job in the country?
(a) He doesn't know anything about tea.
(b) The women are very unattractive there.
(c) He has terrible allergies.
(d) He liked the city and his social life.

14. Why does Nitin believe he can't stay awake?
(a) Because he drinks too much tea.
(b) Because his life is so boring.
(c) Because the world is too scary.
(d) Because he's enchanted.

15. What is Master Mohan's only escape?
(a) She could get money for him.
(b) She doesn't like him.
(c) He makes her look old.
(d) She can't afford to support him.

Short Answer Questions

1. When one renounces the world, how long must one fast for?

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

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

4. How does the Sahib kill Imrat?

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

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