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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What story is the woman going to tell the narrator?

3. How does the elderly woman's daughter die?

4. Why does the narrator go to see Tariq Mia in Chapter 11?

5. Who kidnaps the elderly woman's daughter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss "healing" in "A River Sutra": how are medicine, science, and fact placed side by side with faith and belief?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss paternity and childhood in "A River Sutra". Where can this type of relationship be seen in the text? Who is involved, and how does it drive the plot?

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