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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. In the monk's story, when his chariot is being swarmed, what is the fear in his father's eyes?
(a) Death.
(b) Separation.
(c) Falling.
(d) Violence.

2. What cheers the narrator after his talk with Tariq Mia?
(a) A photo of his family.
(b) Vano Village lightheartedness.
(c) Vano Village generosity.
(d) People washing in the river.

3. Why does Master Mohan kill himself?
(a) He couldn't live without love.
(b) He had a terrible disease.
(c) He realized he would never have a career in music.
(d) He got in a fight with his wife.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why must the narrator take Nitin back to the guesthouse?

2. Who is charged with Imrat's murder?

3. If Master Mohan had the title _______, he would be more respected.

4. Why does Nitin create a new persona?

5. What causes possession, in the doctor's opinion?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Master Mohan not well respected?

2. What is Tariq Mia's advice about "destiny" and how does it contradict to what the narrator has been told through the book?

3. Are the father's teachings nonsensical?

4. What is the significance of the guns in Chapter 11?

5. How are courtesans meant to interact with noblemen?

6. Are any of the daughter's shortcomings correctable?

7. What happens to Shahbag?

8. During the time of the elderly woman's story, was she helpless?

9. What is crucial to Nitin's state of mind (then and now) that we learn through his relationship with Rima?

10. Why does Master Mohan's wife try to sabotage Imrat?

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