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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Tariq Mia begin to tell the narrator his story?
(a) So he will understand true struggle.
(b) So he will better understand the human heart.
(c) So he will take life less seriously.
(d) So he will appreciate nature.

2. Nitin was offered two jobs: managing a tea estate or _______.
(a) CEO of a company.
(b) An executive training course.
(c) A business adviser.
(d) A government position.

3. What of the river's can the narrator hear at night?
(a) Its heartbeat.
(b) Its waves.
(c) Its fish.
(d) Its whisper.

4. What has the poet Kabir offered to Indian religions?
(a) United Hinduism and Islam.
(b) Created Hinduism.
(c) Created an alternative to religion.
(d) Offers a single religious text.

5. As the narrator looks at the river one morning, who does the narrator imagine he may see floating in it one day?
(a) Himself.
(b) His wife.
(c) Tariq Mia.
(d) The monk.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Jain monk observes that although his father gives to charity, he doesn't ______ poverty.

2. Mr. Changla explains that Nitin's denial of _____ is what lead to his insanity.

3. What cures possession, in the doctor's opinion?

4. In the Jain monk's story, the crowd at the ceremony is excited by what, other than his diamonds?

5. When Tariq Mia teases the narrator, he often is suggesting that the narrator is _______.

Short Essay Questions

1. What parallels can you draw between the woman in the market and Imrat?

2. What is Dr. Mitra's diagnosis for Nitin?

3. What does the narrator believe the purpose or use of the Narmada is?

4. Why doesn't the narrator go near the caves again in Chapter 3?

5. Why is Master Mohan not well respected?

6. Are the father's teachings nonsensical?

7. What is the question of Nitin's identity?

8. What is the cause of Nitin's insanity?

9. How is our narrator similar to the Jain monk? What is he lacking to be truly like him?

10. Is the narrator being very egotistical at the beginning of Chapter 14?

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