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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the elderly woman's hometown?

2. What people does Rahul Singh kill?

3. Who kidnaps the elderly woman's daughter?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is this narrator an appropriate or inappropriate vehicle for "A River Sutra"? What is Gita Mehta's purpose in using this man? What, larger than his own spiritual journey, is she conveying?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the use of class and wealth in the characters in the stories of "A River Sutra".

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the necessity of "understanding" and "renouncing" the world in "A River Sutra".

Part 1) How must one do this? What is to be gained?

Part 2) How does the narrator attempt this? What are his flaws?

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