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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The father says he will set a date for the wedding when they perform on what night?
(a) His birthday.
(b) The night of Shiva.
(c) Their engagement night.
(d) Christmas Eve.

2. Why must the daughter purify herself in the river?
(a) To become baptized.
(b) To get rid of a demon.
(c) To get rid of desire.
(d) To separate herself from her father.

3. Upon Tariq Mia entering the lesson, the student is ______.
(a) Elated.
(b) Amused.
(c) Hysterical.
(d) Startled.

4. Why do people avoid the Naga Baba?
(a) They're frightened of him.
(b) He smells bad.
(c) He's mean.
(d) They think he has a disease.

5. At the beginning of Chapter 16, where does the Naga Baba go?
(a) To find another child.
(b) To go get a job.
(c) To beg for food.
(d) To continue his spiritual journey.

6. What "Indian disease" does Dr. Mitra claim the narrator has?
(a) Indifference to evil.
(b) Malaria.
(c) Delusions of grandeur.
(d) Making everything holy.

7. What is the Naga Baba looking for?
(a) A temple.
(b) Cremation grounds.
(c) A new house.
(d) An old friend.

8. Why is the narrator reluctant to let the elderly woman stay?
(a) He thinks she's a witch.
(b) He is sexist.
(c) Too much drama.
(d) She has a disease.

9. Why would the narrator be able to go find Uma and the Naga Baba?
(a) Because he has spare time.
(b) Because he has conviction.
(c) Because he has a great sense of direction.
(d) Because he has super powers.

10. What skills were courtesans supposed to teach noblemen?
(a) Song and dance.
(b) Tipping 20%.
(c) Auto repair.
(d) Paying compliments.

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

12. What does the narrator discuss with Dr. Mitra at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) The weather.
(b) Enlightenment.
(c) Dr. Mitra's family.
(d) Nitin's possession.

13. Why does the narrator help the woman?
(a) Because she looks familiar.
(b) So no one gets cut.
(c) Because she's beautiful.
(d) So no one notices she's clumsy.

14. To the narrator and to others, the Narmada is a _______ river.
(a) Useless.
(b) Cleansing.
(c) Evil.
(d) Puzzling.

15. Why doesn't Tariq Mia think it would be worthwhile to try and find the Naga Baba?
(a) There is nothing left to learn from him.
(b) He's changed his appearance.
(c) He's good at hiding.
(d) He's dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men who run the city turn into?

2. Where is the elderly woman's daughter taken after she is kidnapped?

3. What people does Rahul Singh kill?

4. The father would only continue to teach his daughter music if she agreed to marry ______.

5. What is Shankar's profession?

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