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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. What does Tariq Mia explain is the Jain monk's only love?

2. Why does the Jain monk clear the bugs off the boulder?

3. What kind of family is Nitin's family from?

4. How do we learn more about Nitin in Chapter 7?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the narrator's dilemma with bringing Nitin back to the guesthouse after he's released from the hospital.

3. What happens to Shahbag?

4. What is Dr. Mitra's diagnosis for Nitin?

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

6. What is the narrator's primary concern in Chapter 8?

7. Are the father's teachings nonsensical?

8. Is the daughter trusting of Rahul Singh?

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

10. Why does Master Mohan kill himself?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how the Narmada river functions as a character in "A River Sutra".

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the use of storytelling or folklore in "A River Sutra".

Part 1) How does it aid to the portrait of religion?

Part 2) How does it aid to the portrait of India?

Part 3) How does it aid to the portrait of enlightenment?

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