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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator not know that Nitin has gone?
(a) He was asleep.
(b) There were voices coming from Nitin's room.
(c) He didn't expect Nitin to run away.
(d) Nitin placed a dummy in his bed.

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

3. What can the Vano Village Deity cure?
(a) Madness.
(b) Depression.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Cancer.

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

5. What is special about Imrat?
(a) He has a beautiful singing voice.
(b) He performs magic tricks.
(c) He is an excellent thief.
(d) He is very handsome.

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

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

8. Why must Nitin make a clay figure of the goddess and submerge it?
(a) To start a new life.
(b) To exorcize himself.
(c) To mark his defiance.
(d) To clean the figure.

9. The narrator took the job at the guesthouse after what event?
(a) His wife died.
(b) He lost his other job.
(c) The guesthouse was renovated.
(d) His daughter moved to the city.

10. What is the Jain monk's real name?
(a) Padman.
(b) Ashok.
(c) Nikhil.
(d) Rajas.

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

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

13. Why isn't Master Mohan respected?
(a) He has a disease.
(b) His family was poor.
(c) He is a criminal.
(d) His family is rude.

14. What do the Vano believe is special about Nitin?
(a) He's been touched by the goddess.
(b) He is very intelligent.
(c) He speaks an unknown language.
(d) He has magical powers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Maser Mohan's wife is ______ towards him.

2. What is the narrator's primary anxiety about Nitin?

3. Why does Imrat have to practice in the park?

4. Who is charged with Imrat's murder?

5. What does the river offer to the narrator?

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