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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. For some time, the narrator feels ________ by the monk's story.
(a) Elated.
(b) Judgmental of.
(c) Disturbed.
(d) Inspired.

2. Why doesn't the narrator want to take Nitin back to the guesthouse?
(a) He smells bad.
(b) He's unstable.
(c) He can't pay for his room.
(d) All his friends will have to come.

3. 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) Tariq Mia.
(c) The monk.
(d) His wife.

4. From a young age, the monk's father taught him to be what?
(a) Vicious.
(b) Non-violent.
(c) Cautious.
(d) Loving.

5. What is the narrator's primary anxiety about Nitin?
(a) His wealth.
(b) His safety.
(c) His health.
(d) His faith.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the monk's father regret letting his son live in the West?

2. What about Rima's marriage distresses Nitin?

3. Nitin was offered two jobs: managing a tea estate or _______.

4. Who does the narrator receive a letter from?

5. The narrator enjoys Tariq Mia's song until he realizes how _______ the lyrics are.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the archaeology crew affect the narrator's view of his escape?

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

3. Why does Master Mohan kill himself?

4. What is India's perception of the West? The West of India?

5. What are the father's philosophies on music?

6. Does Nitin live a charmed life before he moves to the tea estate?

7. Why does the Great Sahib kill Imrat?

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

9. Why does Dr. Mitra think the narrator has contracted the "Indian disease" of making everything holy?

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

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