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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Tariq Mia's curiosity lead him?

2. What happens to the forest in the elderly woman's hometown?

3. Why does the narrator call the police in Chapter 11?

4. Who kidnaps the elderly woman's daughter?

5. What does the narrator discuss with Dr. Mitra at the beginning of Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Based on the various and vastly different accounts and interpretations of "enlightenment" in "A River Sutra", discuss what it means as a whole to the book.

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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