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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the narrator reluctant to let the elderly woman stay?

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

3. What season is it in Chapter 9?

4. Today, where is the Aryan who slept on the riverbank?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 16, where does the Naga Baba go?

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 the necessity of "understanding" and "renouncing" the world in "A River Sutra".

Part 1) How must one do this? What is to be gained?

Part 2) How does the narrator attempt this? What are his flaws?

Essay Topic 3

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

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