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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sounds did the father use to teach his daughter music?
(a) Machines.
(b) Water.
(c) Birds.
(d) Drums.

2. Who is the woman's teacher?
(a) Mozart.
(b) Master Mohan.
(c) An American rock star.
(d) Her father.

3. Upon Tariq Mia entering the lesson, the student is ______.
(a) Amused.
(b) Hysterical.
(c) Elated.
(d) Startled.

4. What is the Naga Baba looking for?
(a) A temple.
(b) A new house.
(c) Cremation grounds.
(d) An old friend.

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

6. What does the narrator enjoy about the town of Mahadeo?
(a) Its energy.
(b) The calmness.
(c) The women.
(d) The music.

7. Why does the narrator go to visit Tariq Mia in Chapter 14?
(a) To tell him the musician's story.
(b) To bring him food.
(c) To complain.
(d) To get advice.

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

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

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

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

12. What story is the woman going to tell the narrator?
(a) Tariq Mia's past.
(b) The battle of Mahadeo.
(c) Her father's story.
(d) The origin of the Narmada.

13. Bandits believe that being stung by bees on the Narmada will give them _______.
(a) Clarity.
(b) Death.
(c) Immortality.
(d) Wealth.

14. Why does the narrator help the woman?
(a) Because she's beautiful.
(b) So no one gets cut.
(c) Because she looks familiar.
(d) So no one notices she's clumsy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator discuss with Dr. Mitra at the beginning of Chapter 9?

2. Why does Rahul Singh love the daughter?

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

4. Where does Tariq Mia's curiosity lead him?

5. In order to become a Naga, one must ______.

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