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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does the narrator stop to watch on his way home?
(a) A woman waiting at the bus stop.
(b) Vano Village women.
(c) Children playing stickball.
(d) The Narmada's waves.
2. Why is Nitin amused by the tea estate?
(a) The people were very intelligent.
(b) It looked like a British fantasy of India.
(c) It looked like a fairy tale.
(d) It was so poorly run.
3. What kind of family is Nitin's family from?
(a) A mobster family.
(b) A poor family.
(c) A wealthy family.
(d) He has no family.
4. Why does Nitin bring books to the tea estate?
(a) To use as table space.
(b) To pass the time.
(c) To look like a scholar.
(d) To educate the workers.
5. When Tariq Mia teases the narrator, he often is suggesting that the narrator is _______.
(a) Pretentious.
(b) Ignorant.
(c) Brilliant.
(d) Naïve.
6. At the beginning of Chapter 8, the narrator has finished reading ______.
(a) A book on guesthouse management.
(b) Buddhist mythology.
(c) Nitin's diary.
(d) The Bible.
7. If Master Mohan had the title _______, he would be more respected.
(a) Gupta-sahib.
(b) Baba.
(c) Father.
(d) Doctor.
8. How do we learn more about Nitin in Chapter 7?
(a) Nitin talks in his sleep.
(b) His father writes the narrator a letter.
(c) He tells his story to the narrator.
(d) His diary.
9. The narrator was once a bureaucrat, but is now a ___________.
(a) Monk.
(b) Vanaprasthi.
(c) Naga Baba.
(d) Salesman.
10. Why does Nitin create a new persona?
(a) Because he wants to assert authority.
(b) Because he's running from the law.
(c) Because he was sick of his old life.
(d) Because he doesn't take anything seriously.
11. The narrator enjoys Tariq Mia's song until he realizes how _______ the lyrics are.
(a) Savage.
(b) Sentimental.
(c) Racist.
(d) Nonsensical.
12. What do the Vano believe is special about Nitin?
(a) He's been touched by the goddess.
(b) He speaks an unknown language.
(c) He has magical powers.
(d) He is very intelligent.
13. What cheers the narrator after his talk with Tariq Mia?
(a) Vano Village generosity.
(b) Vano Village lightheartedness.
(c) A photo of his family.
(d) People washing in the river.
14. What is the narrator's job at the guesthouse?
(a) Owner.
(b) Manager.
(c) Maintenance.
(d) Cleaning.
15. When a Jain becomes a monk, what part of the ceremony marks their departure from the world?
(a) Charity.
(b) Blessing.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Song.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why is there a ceremony for the Jain monk in the stadium?
2. What is Master Mohan's only escape?
3. Who does Nitin become while managing the tea estate?
4. Who is charged with Imrat's murder?
5. Why do the Jain monks shave their heads?
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