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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't the narrator want to take Nitin back to the guesthouse?
(a) He can't pay for his room.
(b) He's unstable.
(c) He smells bad.
(d) All his friends will have to come.

2. Why does the monk's father regret letting his son live in the West?
(a) It made him selfish.
(b) It made him too intelligent.
(c) It destroyed his peace of mind.
(d) It distanced him from the family.

3. When one renounces the world, how long must one fast for?
(a) Until they reach enlightenment.
(b) Until the head monk allows them.
(c) Until they become a monk.
(d) For one week.

4. Why has the elderly woman come to the guesthouse?
(a) To get something to eat.
(b) To stop and rest.
(c) To deliver a letter to the narrator.
(d) To find her daughter.

5. Why must the narrator take Nitin back to the guesthouse?
(a) Nitin may have something spiritual to offer him.
(b) Because he has to be a good friend.
(c) Otherwise, Nitin will be arrested.
(d) Nitin may try to run away.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Master Mohan's wife enraged by Imrat's recording contract?

2. Why is the narrator concerned about Nitin running off?

3. Why does the narrator not know that Nitin has gone?

4. What does the monk claim he will gain from enduring the trials of being a monk?

5. Why does the narrator read Nitin's diary?

(see the answer key)

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