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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In his story, Tariq Mia encounters a teacher and a _______ student.
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Girl.
(c) Ugly.
(d) Boy.

2. How long has the elderly woman's daughter been held captive?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 6 months.

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

4. To the narrator and to others, the Narmada is a _______ river.
(a) Puzzling.
(b) Useless.
(c) Evil.
(d) Cleansing.

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

6. What does the narrator not believe the river can wash away?
(a) Sin.
(b) Grief.
(c) Dirt.
(d) Fear.

7. Why must the daughter purify herself in the river?
(a) To get rid of desire.
(b) To become baptized.
(c) To get rid of a demon.
(d) To separate herself from her father.

8. In Tariq Mia's opinion, how is the narrator trying to learn about enlightenment?
(a) The stars.
(b) Books.
(c) Secondhand stories.
(d) Experience.

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

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

11. The elderly woman's story begins _____ years in the past.
(a) 2.
(b) 10.
(c) 20.
(d) 50.

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

13. A courtesan's education of noblemen must be ______ guidance.
(a) Rigorous.
(b) Strict.
(c) Indirect.
(d) Lax.

14. In order to become a Naga, one must ______.
(a) Endure.
(b) Pray.
(c) Exploit.
(d) Sing.

15. What do the men who run the city turn into?
(a) Brutal soldiers.
(b) Obedient lapdogs.
(c) Charitable men.
(d) Greedy men.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Naga Baba first moved to the jungle, he always felt ______.

2. The father would only continue to teach his daughter music if she agreed to marry ______.

3. Why does the narrator help the woman?

4. Why does the narrator encourage the woman and her daughter to leave?

5. Why is the narrator reluctant to let the elderly woman stay?

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