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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Tariq Mia's opinion, how is the narrator trying to learn about enlightenment?
(a) Experience.
(b) Books.
(c) Secondhand stories.
(d) The stars.

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

4. What is Shankar's profession?
(a) Archeologist.
(b) Musician.
(c) Actor.
(d) Scientist.

5. At the beginning of Chapter 16, where does Uma go?
(a) Back to the brothel.
(b) To become a star.
(c) Back to her father.
(d) She stays at the river.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator go to visit Tariq Mia in Chapter 14?

2. The woman claims her teacher is a ______.

3. What is shocking about the woman the narrator helps?

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

5. Who is the woman's teacher?

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