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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. What is Master Mohan's profession?
(a) Music teacher.
(b) Salesman.
(c) Soldier.
(d) Fisherman.

2. Why is Nitin Bose in the hospital?
(a) He was attacked.
(b) His father is sick.
(c) He tried to kill himself.
(d) He has a terrible disease.

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

4. Why is Master Mohan's wife enraged by Imrat's recording contract?
(a) She doesn't get any money.
(b) She doesn't like his music.
(c) She is scared for his safety.
(d) She feels she deserved it.

5. Why does the monk's father regret letting his son live in the West?
(a) It made him selfish.
(b) It distanced him from the family.
(c) It destroyed his peace of mind.
(d) It made him too intelligent.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator took the job at the guesthouse after what event?

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

3. Why is Nitin amused by the tea estate?

4. Why are Nitin's friends surprised that he took a job in the country?

5. Why is there a ceremony for the Jain monk in the stadium?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Master Mohan not well respected?

3. Why is the elderly woman's daughter kidnapped?

4. Why is Nitin an exception to Vano law?

5. What is Shankar's interest in the Narmada?

6. What is Ashok's desire in becoming a monk?

7. What new attitude does Nitin develop while managing the tea estate?

8. What is society's relationship with Naga Babas?

9. How does the woman in the market set up what is to come in Chapter 13?

10. Why does Master Mohan kill himself?

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