The Vendor of Sweets Chapter 8 Quiz

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The Vendor of Sweets Chapter 8 Quiz

  1. The bearded man takes Jagan to a secluded shrine near a pond surrounded by woods.

  2. Jagan notes the silence, and the man comments on the encroaching city sounds.

  3. The bearded man explains he was adopted by his master who lived there for carving stone.

  4. Jagan suspects the man’s origins but keeps his assumptions to himself.

  5. Despite making hair dye, the bearded man lets his beard stay white by choice.

  6. Jagan recalls his own tax troubles while discussing the man’s tax-free business.

  7. The master had planned to carve the goddess Gayatri for the shrine.

  8. Jagan feels spiritually transformed, realizing how narrow his life has been.

  9. Offered a guava, Jagan refuses due to his dietary restrictions rooted in naturopathy.

  10. Jagan remembers how his father cut down their guava tree during his childhood.

  11. He momentarily fears the bearded man might drown him in the remote pond.

  12. The bearded man shows Jagan the sacred stone hidden underwater for treatment.

  13. Jagan helps lift the stone, seeing the outline of the ten-armed goddess.

  14. The bearded man expresses his dying wish to complete and install the statue.

  15. Jagan is moved by the idea of retreating from worldly life and finding peace.


The Vendor of Sweets Chapter 8 Quiz

Welcome to your The Vendor of Sweets Chapter 8 Quiz

1. Where does the bearded man take Jagan at the beginning of Chapter 8?

2. What is notable about the shrine's surroundings?

3. What material was the nearby stone considered good for?

4. Why is Jagan puzzled by the bearded man’s appearance?

5. What does Jagan suspect about the bearded man’s relationship with the master?

6. What does the bearded man show Jagan inside the sanctuary?

7. What was the master’s plan for the empty alcove?

8. What does “janma” signify in Jagan’s thoughts?

9. Why does Jagan drop the guava after one bite?

10. What does Jagan think about his reincarnation?

11. How old is the bearded man?

12. What is the bearded man’s goal before he dies?

13. What leaves Jagan “wonderstruck”?

14. What does the bearded man ask Jagan to do to help him?

15. What is the central theme reflected in Jagan’s experience in chapter 8?


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