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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is Nitin amused by the tea estate?
(a) It was so poorly run.
(b) It looked like a British fantasy of India.
(c) It looked like a fairy tale.
(d) The people were very intelligent.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. Why must the narrator take Nitin back to the guesthouse?
(a) Otherwise, Nitin will be arrested.
(b) Because he has to be a good friend.
(c) Nitin may have something spiritual to offer him.
(d) Nitin may try to run away.

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

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

15. Why does the woman try to give her brother away?
(a) She can't afford to support him.
(b) She doesn't like him.
(c) He makes her look old.
(d) She could get money for him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tariq Mia explain is the Jain monk's only love?

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

3. What does Master Mohan see Imrat as?

4. Why is Nitin looking for the shrine in the woods?

5. Why does Nitin create a new persona?

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