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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. How does Master Mohan kill himself?

2. When one renounces the world, how long must one fast for?

3. Why should the sisters not walk alone?

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

5. As the narrator looks at the river one morning, who does the narrator imagine he may see floating in it one day?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What are the ceremonies of becoming a monk?

5. What is the fault Tariq Mia observes about the narrator's attempt at enlightenment?

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

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

8. In Chapter 11, who is the narrator primarily concerned for?

9. Why is Master Mohan not well respected?

10. What does the narrator enjoy about Mahadeo?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss interconnectedness in "A River Sutra":

Part 1) Between characters in the tales.

Part 2) Between characters within the tales and our narrator himself.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss fact vs. fable in "A River Sutra" and the truth or fiction that can be found in both.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss "healing" in "A River Sutra": how are medicine, science, and fact placed side by side with faith and belief?

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