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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Master Mohan kill himself?
(a) Offered himself as a sacrifice.
(b) Threw himself in front of a train.
(c) Poisoned himself.
(d) Jumped into the river.

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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) 62 million rupees.
(d) Two thousand rupees.

9. The narrator was once a bureaucrat, but is now a ___________.
(a) Vanaprasthi.
(b) Naga Baba.
(c) Salesman.
(d) Monk.

10. What is the benefit of Imrat performing in the park?
(a) He gets fresh air.
(b) He makes friends.
(c) He gets money.
(d) He is well respected.

11. Maser Mohan's wife is ______ towards him.
(a) Awkward.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Bitter.
(d) Loving.

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

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

14. Why does the Jain monk clear the bugs off the boulder?
(a) Bugs scare him.
(b) So he doesn't crush them.
(c) The boulder is rolling.
(d) He collects bugs.

15. Why should the sisters not walk alone?
(a) The road isn't lit at night.
(b) There are thieves out.
(c) People will get the wrong idea.
(d) The mango trees are in bloom.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the woman try to give her brother away?

2. The narrator doesn't understand how a ___ could drive Nitin insane.

3. How do we learn more about Nitin in Chapter 7?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 8, the narrator has finished reading ______.

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

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