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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the monk's story, when his chariot is being swarmed, what is the fear in his father's eyes?

2. What is the benefit of Imrat performing in the park?

3. Why won't the narrator go into the caves?

4. What does Master Mohan see Imrat as?

5. Why do the Jain monks shave their heads?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the legend of the battle at the Narmada riverbank?

2. What are the ceremonies of becoming a monk?

3. What is the Vano ritual of purging a possession and how does it work?

4. What is the role of the Narmada river in Chapter 5?

5. How is Imrat a second chance for Master Mohan?

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

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

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

9. Why is Nitin in the hospital?

10. What happens to Shahbag?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Several characters attempt suicide in "A River Sutra". Discuss this compulsion amongst characters.

Part 1) Success and failure.

Part 2) Individual situation and reason.

Part 3) A blanket, overall condition with enlightenment.

Essay Topic 2

What does the story of the Naga Baba offer to the book as a whole?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the narrator's mental limits: what he understands and what disturbs him. Discuss what we are able to learn about the world in "A River Sutra" through his successes and shortcomings.

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