View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who kidnaps the elderly woman's daughter?
(a) Another courtesan.
(b) A bandit.
(c) Her father.
(d) A government official.

2. The father says he will set a date for the wedding when they perform on what night?
(a) Their engagement night.
(b) Christmas Eve.
(c) His birthday.
(d) The night of Shiva.

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

4. In a previous visit to Mahadeo, the narrator helped a woman who dropped a ______ painting.
(a) Ugly.
(b) Famous.
(c) Plain.
(d) Glass.

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

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

7. Why does the man decide not to marry the daughter?
(a) The father said he didn't have to.
(b) She has a terrible voice.
(c) Her mother is crazy.
(d) He is engaged to someone else.

8. Why does Rahul Singh love the daughter?
(a) He believes they were married in a past life.
(b) She's wealthy.
(c) She loves him.
(d) She's very beautiful.

9. What does the teacher teach?
(a) Painting.
(b) Writing.
(c) Music.
(d) Math.

10. At the dance academy, what are the girls' dances supposed to convey?
(a) Birds.
(b) Men.
(c) Trees.
(d) Emotions.

11. When the power comes back in the guesthouse, what is the narrator able to do again?
(a) His daily meditations.
(b) Read.
(c) Watch TV.
(d) Clean the rooms.

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

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

14. Why do people avoid the Naga Baba?
(a) They think he has a disease.
(b) They're frightened of him.
(c) He's mean.
(d) He smells bad.

15. At the beginning of Chapter 16, where does Uma go?
(a) She stays at the river.
(b) Back to her father.
(c) To become a star.
(d) Back to the brothel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator go to visit Tariq Mia in Chapter 14?

2. The father says he will die happy if he could sing like _______.

3. What season is it in Chapter 9?

4. The woman is on a _______ pilgrimage.

5. How does the elderly woman's daughter die?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 404 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample