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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What of the river's can the narrator hear at night?
(a) Its fish.
(b) Its whisper.
(c) Its heartbeat.
(d) Its waves.

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

3. Who does the narrator receive a letter from?
(a) His sister.
(b) A mysterious woman.
(c) An old colleague.
(d) His cousin.

4. When one renounces the world, how long must one fast for?
(a) Until they become a monk.
(b) Until they reach enlightenment.
(c) Until the head monk allows them.
(d) For one week.

5. What cures possession, in the doctor's opinion?
(a) Belief that they are cured.
(b) Antibiotics.
(c) Success at work.
(d) A ritual.

6. How much does the Jain monk's father have to pay for his son to renounce the world?
(a) 50 rupees.
(b) Two thousand rupees.
(c) One million rupees.
(d) 62 million rupees.

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

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

9. According to the Jain monk, ritual means nothing if you don't do what?
(a) Believe in the cause.
(b) Follow religious teachings precisely.
(c) Know the longing that precedes it.
(d) Follow it diligently.

10. From a young age, the monk's father taught him to be what?
(a) Loving.
(b) Vicious.
(c) Non-violent.
(d) Cautious.

11. Why is there a ceremony for the Jain monk in the stadium?
(a) To pray for his safety on his journey West.
(b) To celebrate his first born child.
(c) To announce he is becoming a monk.
(d) To pray for his good health.

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

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

14. Why does Nitin bring books to the tea estate?
(a) To use as table space.
(b) To look like a scholar.
(c) To pass the time.
(d) To educate the workers.

15. What is the narrator's primary anxiety about Nitin?
(a) His wealth.
(b) His health.
(c) His safety.
(d) His faith.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the benefit of Imrat performing in the park?

2. How does the narrator know it's Nitin who's in trouble?

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

4. Why is Nitin Bose coming to the guesthouse?

5. What is Master Mohan's only escape?

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