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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 call the police in Chapter 11?
(a) Because the bandits are in town.
(b) Because he found a body.
(c) Because the elderly woman is a criminal.
(d) Because some women found guns and ammo.

2. What season is it in Chapter 9?
(a) Fall.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Winter.
(d) Monsoon.

3. What skills were courtesans supposed to teach noblemen?
(a) Tipping 20%.
(b) Song and dance.
(c) Auto repair.
(d) Paying compliments.

4. What is the elderly woman's priority with her daughter as the city changes?
(a) Protecting her.
(b) Teaching her to be a star.
(c) Making her more involved in the community.
(d) Convincing her not to become a spy.

5. Why does the narrator encourage the woman and her daughter to leave?
(a) He doesn't like women.
(b) They're stealing from the guesthouse.
(c) They're too loud.
(d) The bandits may come looking for them.

6. What people does Rahul Singh kill?
(a) Wealthy men.
(b) The people who murdered his family.
(c) Anyone he wants.
(d) Non-Indians.

7. At the beginning of Chapter 16, where does the Naga Baba go?
(a) To continue his spiritual journey.
(b) To go get a job.
(c) To find another child.
(d) To beg for food.

8. In Tariq Mia's opinion, what does the narrator not know enough about?
(a) Love.
(b) Life.
(c) Music.
(d) Fear.

9. What time in his life is Tariq Mia's story set?
(a) While he was in school.
(b) After his wife died.
(c) Before he was a priest.
(d) After becoming a priest.

10. Where is the elderly woman's daughter taken after she is kidnapped?
(a) Mumbai.
(b) China.
(c) Calcutta.
(d) The banks of the Narmada.

11. The father says he will die happy if he could sing like _______.
(a) Birds.
(b) A woman.
(c) His daughter.
(d) His father.

12. How does the elderly woman's daughter lose her baby?
(a) It was stolen.
(b) An illness.
(c) Grief.
(d) A boating accident.

13. What do the Aryan's gain by battling at the Narmada?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Immortality.
(d) Success.

14. Why does the narrator go to see Tariq Mia in Chapter 11?
(a) To hear another story.
(b) To pay his respects.
(c) To tell the elderly woman's story.
(d) To bring him a gift.

15. The father would only continue to teach his daughter music if she agreed to marry ______.
(a) Her cousin.
(b) His friend.
(c) Music.
(d) A prince.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bandits believe that being stung by bees on the Narmada will give them _______.

2. The narrator's fascination with Mahadeo always ______ him.

3. Why does the man decide not to marry the daughter?

4. Why does the elderly woman's daughter agree to perform at an election meeting?

5. What is Shankar's profession?

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