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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the ugly daughter was a child, she was ______ of her father.

2. Who is the woman's teacher?

3. Where is the elderly woman's daughter taken after she is kidnapped?

4. Why does the man decide not to marry the daughter?

5. Why does Rahul Singh love the daughter?

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

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 3

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

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