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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the monk claim he will gain from enduring the trials of being a monk?
(a) Peace.
(b) Fearlessness.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Freedom.

2. Why won't the narrator go into the caves?
(a) They're haunted.
(b) He's afraid of the dark.
(c) There are snakes.
(d) They're private property.

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

4. According to the monk's father, what do people from the West see of India?
(a) Beauty.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Culture.

5. When Tariq Mia teases the narrator, he often is suggesting that the narrator is _______.
(a) Ignorant.
(b) Pretentious.
(c) Brilliant.
(d) Naïve.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Jain monk's real name?

2. The Jain monk observes that although his father gives to charity, he doesn't ______ poverty.

3. Why does the Jain monk clear the bugs off the boulder?

4. What of the river's can the narrator hear at night?

5. What is the reason for the calmness of Tariq Mia's village?

(see the answer key)

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