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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Nitin was offered two jobs: managing a tea estate or _______.
(a) CEO of a company.
(b) A government position.
(c) A business adviser.
(d) An executive training course.

4. How has Nitin's presence disrupted the narrator's life?
(a) He makes the narrator feel inadequate.
(b) He talks too much.
(c) He's always worrying about him.
(d) He has loud parties.

5. How does the narrator know it's Nitin who's in trouble?
(a) He expected as much.
(b) He recognized his last name.
(c) He recognized his voice.
(d) He prophesized it.

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

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

8. Why is Master Mohan's wife enraged by Imrat's recording contract?
(a) She doesn't like his music.
(b) She doesn't get any money.
(c) She is scared for his safety.
(d) She feels she deserved it.

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

10. How much time has passed between the end of Chapter 5 and Chapter 6?
(a) A week.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 2 days.
(d) A year.

11. If Master Mohan had the title _______, he would be more respected.
(a) Doctor.
(b) Baba.
(c) Father.
(d) Gupta-sahib.

12. What is the reason for the calmness of Tariq Mia's village?
(a) Everyone is very healthy.
(b) Everyone is very rich.
(c) The only order is the seasons and prayer.
(d) There are strict rules.

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

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

15. What is Tariq Mia's purpose in telling this story?
(a) To brag about his intelligence.
(b) To discuss the human heart.
(c) To pass the time.
(d) To scare the narrator.

Short Answer Questions

1. From a young age, the monk's father taught him to be what?

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

3. What do the Vano believe is special about Nitin?

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

5. Why doesn't the narrator want to take Nitin back to the guesthouse?

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