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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The Naga Baba finds the jungle _______, but has gotten used to it.

3. What does the teacher teach?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 16, where does Uma go?

5. What is shocking about the woman the narrator helps?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the course of change our narrator experiences: stretch from before the beginning of "A River Sutra" to the end, reasons for change, and where we leave him at the end.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the errors and successes in the narrator's spiritual journey. Please provide several examples of both errors and successes from the text to support your response.

Essay Topic 3

Why is this narrator an appropriate or inappropriate vehicle for "A River Sutra"? What is Gita Mehta's purpose in using this man? What, larger than his own spiritual journey, is she conveying?

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