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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does the narrator walk in Mahadeo?

3. After hearing Rahul Singh's story, the daughter thinks he's ______.

4. Why is the narrator surprised that Uma and the Naga Baba parted ways?

5. In a previous visit to Mahadeo, the narrator helped a woman who dropped a ______ painting.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How do the array of religions used in "A River Sutra" add to the narrator's spiritual journey? What statement does it make about spirituality? India?

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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