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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the woman try to give her brother away?
(a) She could get money for him.
(b) She can't afford to support him.
(c) She doesn't like him.
(d) He makes her look old.

2. Why does the narrator call the police in Chapter 11?
(a) Because the bandits are in town.
(b) Because some women found guns and ammo.
(c) Because the elderly woman is a criminal.
(d) Because he found a body.

3. As the narrator looks at the river one morning, who does the narrator imagine he may see floating in it one day?
(a) His wife.
(b) Himself.
(c) The monk.
(d) Tariq Mia.

4. The elderly woman's story begins _____ years in the past.
(a) 10.
(b) 20.
(c) 50.
(d) 2.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the Jain monks shave their heads?

2. When the ugly daughter was a child, she was ______ of her father.

3. Why does the monk's father regret letting his son live in the West?

4. Why does Nitin create a new persona?

5. Why can't anyone accompany Nitin?

(see the answer key)

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