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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the Jain monks shave their heads?
(a) To avoid lice.
(b) To avoid human vanity.
(c) To look alike.
(d) To stay cool.

2. What is the narrator's job at the guesthouse?
(a) Cleaning.
(b) Maintenance.
(c) Manager.
(d) Owner.

3. How does the elderly woman's daughter die?
(a) Her mother killed her.
(b) The bandits killed her.
(c) A mysterious disease.
(d) She drowns in the river.

4. Kama is the god of ______.
(a) Love.
(b) Splendor.
(c) War.
(d) Water.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long has the elderly woman's daughter been held captive?

3. What won't the elderly woman's daughter be able to do after being kidnapped?

4. The narrator was once a bureaucrat, but is now a ___________.

5. The elderly woman's story begins _____ years in the past.

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