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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Tariq Mia's curiosity lead him?
(a) A waterfall.
(b) The guesthouse.
(c) Another river.
(d) A temple.

2. What happens to the buildings in the elderly woman's hometown?
(a) They were torn down.
(b) They got a new paint job.
(c) They became dilapidated.
(d) They became modernized.

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

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

5. Why does the narrator take a day away from the guesthouse?
(a) His doctor told him to.
(b) There's too much drama.
(c) He's become too set in his ways.
(d) Mr. Changla bothers him.

6. What won't the elderly woman's daughter be able to do after being kidnapped?
(a) Escape.
(b) Be a courtesan.
(c) Get married.
(d) Come back to India.

7. What characterizes the town of Mahadeo?
(a) The temple.
(b) The live music.
(c) The market.
(d) The crime.

8. The woman claims her teacher is a ______.
(a) God.
(b) Genius.
(c) Fraud.
(d) Idol.

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

10. After hearing Rahul Singh's story, the daughter thinks he's ______.
(a) Crazy.
(b) Violent.
(c) Handsome.
(d) Brilliant.

11. What is Shankar's profession?
(a) Archeologist.
(b) Musician.
(c) Scientist.
(d) Actor.

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

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

14. What does "Narmada" mean in Sanskrit?
(a) Whore.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Fickle.
(d) Lazy.

15. What happens to the forest in the elderly woman's hometown?
(a) It was cut down.
(b) It became a wildlife preserve.
(c) It became a national park.
(d) It became inhabited by ghosts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What "Indian disease" does Dr. Mitra claim the narrator has?

2. In Tariq Mia's opinion, what does the narrator not know enough about?

3. When the power comes back in the guesthouse, what is the narrator able to do again?

4. What people does Rahul Singh kill?

5. What happened to the elderly woman's hometown?

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