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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why would the narrator be able to go find Uma and the Naga Baba?

3. What is the Naga Baba looking for?

4. The narrator's fascination with Mahadeo always ______ him.

5. A man who comes to see the father says he wants to at least be near _______.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss interconnectedness in "A River Sutra":

Part 1) Between characters in the tales.

Part 2) Between characters within the tales and our narrator himself.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the use of music around the Narmada in "A River Sutra".

Essay Topic 3

What is "love" in "A River Sutra"? What different forms of love do readers see? What does love mean to the characters? How is the plot affected by love?

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