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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Millman become more dejected as time passes on his travels?
(a) He finds nothing that isn't available in the West in bookstores.
(b) He thinks everyone he meets is a hypocrite.
(c) He is overwhelmed by the different paths one can take to enlightment.
(d) He cannot make any lasting connections.

2. Who is having a baby in chapter 5?
(a) Mitsu Fujimoto.
(b) Sei.
(c) Ruth's daughter.
(d) Ruth's granddaughter.

3. How has Mama Chia been speeding Dan's healing?
(a) With drugs.
(b) With meditation.
(c) By evoking the goddess of healing.
(d) By working with his basic self.

4. What does Dan find at the end of chapter 4?
(a) A floating bottle of water.
(b) A dead albatross.
(c) A fishing pole entangled in kelp.
(d) A shore.

5. What has bothered Dan since the surfboard incident?
(a) The ocean.
(b) The idea of death.
(c) The idea of faith.
(d) Mama Chia's lackadaisical mannerisms.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author do on his wedding night?

2. Upon what island does Dan land?

3. What is it that Ruth suggest Dan needs in this situation?

4. What does Mama Chia see as hidden gifts?

5. What happens as Dan contemplates the sky from the surfboard?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has Mama Chia been healing Dan and what do you think of her method?

2. How does Dan feel about his personal connection to India?

3. What does Dan realize he must do at this time in his life?

4. What does the college give Dan and where does he go?

5. Why is Dan depressed on his honeymoon?

6. What does Mama Chia tell Dan after waking him from sleeping for 36 hours, and what do you think she means?

7. What is Dan's ultimate conclusion about his time in India?

8. Describe Dan's experience in his dreamlike state in chapter 7 and his reaction to the dream.

9. How does Ruth respond to Dan's appearance at the party and what do you think this foreshadows?

10. For what is Dan searching in India and why does he choose India?

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