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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Nitin become while managing the tea estate?
(a) An overly controlling boss.
(b) His fake persona.
(c) A tea estate worker.
(d) A woman.

2. The Jain monk observes that although his father gives to charity, he doesn't ______ poverty.
(a) Understand.
(b) Tolerate.
(c) Prevent.
(d) Sympathize with.

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

4. What does the river offer to the narrator?
(a) Good company.
(b) His object of reflection.
(c) A place to bathe.
(d) Eternal life.

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

6. What about Rima's marriage distresses Nitin?
(a) Her husband is poor.
(b) She is unfaithful.
(c) Her husband is abusive.
(d) She loves her husband too much.

7. What does the narrator stop to watch on his way home?
(a) Children playing stickball.
(b) A woman waiting at the bus stop.
(c) The Narmada's waves.
(d) Vano Village women.

8. Why doesn't the narrator want to take Nitin back to the guesthouse?
(a) All his friends will have to come.
(b) He's unstable.
(c) He smells bad.
(d) He can't pay for his room.

9. After the narrator's meeting with the monk, why does he avoid the caves?
(a) So he won't meet another stranger.
(b) He's afraid of the dark.
(c) He's afraid of spiders.
(d) So he won't get lost.

10. 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.

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

12. Why is Nitin looking for the shrine in the woods?
(a) It cures possession.
(b) It gives fertility.
(c) It brings good luck.
(d) It's made out of gold.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can't anyone accompany Nitin?

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

3. What has the poet Kabir offered to Indian religions?

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

5. In the Jain monk's story, the crowd at the ceremony is excited by what, other than his diamonds?

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