1. Which two temples did the writer visit?
   a. Pashupati Nath and Boudhanath Stupa
   b. Gokarna Mahadev Temple
   c. Doleshwar Mahadev
   d. Santaneshwor Mahadev Temple
2. What did the writer mean by saying “All this I wash down with Coca Cola”?
   a. None of these
   b. He drank coca cola to digest food
   c. He used coca cola to wash the things
   d. He bought coca cola
3. What kind of environment was there at Boudhanath Stupa?
   a. None of these
   b. Full of calm and quiet meditations
   c. Noisy
   d. Chaotic
4. What kind of streets are there in Kathmandu?
   a. Narrow and full of life
   b. Clean
   c. Wide
   d. Well furnished
5. What did the writer buy?
   a. Corn cooked on charcoal fire
   b. All of these
   c. Comics and a Reader’s Digest
   d. A bar of marzipan
6. The writer says, “All this I wash down with Coca Cola.” What does ‘all this’ refer to?
7. Why does the author call Boudhanath stupa a haven of quietness?
8. Why did the policeman not allow the westerners to enter the temple?
9. What does Vikram Seth compare to the quills of a porcupine?
10. How does the author describe Kathmandu’s busiest streets?

1. (a) Pashupati Nath and Boudhanath Stupa

2. (c) He used coca cola to wash the things

3. (b) Full of calm and quiet meditations

4. (a) Narrow and full of life

5. (b) All of these

6. Refers to the marzipan, corn-on-the-cob, love story comics, and Reader’s Digest.

7. It is quiet, peaceful, and not crowded; hawkers do not disturb the atmosphere.

8. Only Hindus were allowed; the westerners were not recognized as Hindus.

9. The quills of a porcupine are compared to the flute seller’s bansuris protruding in all directions.

10. Kathmandu’s streets are vivid, mercenary, religious, narrow, and full of business and noise.