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What are the names of the two temples the author visited in Kathmandu?
What are the names of the two temples the author visited in Kathmandu?
Pashupatinath and Boudhanath
What does 'all this' refer to when the writer says, 'All this I wash down with Coca Cola'?
What does 'all this' refer to when the writer says, 'All this I wash down with Coca Cola'?
The writer refers to the street food he had in Kathmandu.
What does Vikram Seth compare to the quills of a porcupine?
What does Vikram Seth compare to the quills of a porcupine?
Flutes
Name five kinds of flutes mentioned in the text.
Name five kinds of flutes mentioned in the text.
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What effect does flute music have on the narrator?
What effect does flute music have on the narrator?
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Describe the narrator's observation of the flute player's sales approach.
Describe the narrator's observation of the flute player's sales approach.
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How does the narrator connect different cultures through the sound of flutes?
How does the narrator connect different cultures through the sound of flutes?
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What is significant about the bansuri in relation to the narrator's emotional response?
What is significant about the bansuri in relation to the narrator's emotional response?
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How does the narrator describe the association between flute music and the human voice?
How does the narrator describe the association between flute music and the human voice?
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Explain the role of breath in flute music as described by the narrator.
Explain the role of breath in flute music as described by the narrator.
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What type of place is described as a safe haven in the text?
What type of place is described as a safe haven in the text?
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What items does the narrator buy mindlessly at the safe haven?
What items does the narrator buy mindlessly at the safe haven?
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What drink does the narrator wash down the purchased items with?
What drink does the narrator wash down the purchased items with?
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What route does the narrator consider for travel, but decides against due to exhaustion and homesickness?
What route does the narrator consider for travel, but decides against due to exhaustion and homesickness?
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What type of flutes are being sold by the flute seller in the square near the hotel?
What type of flutes are being sold by the flute seller in the square near the hotel?
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How does the flute seller play the flute in the text?
How does the flute seller play the flute in the text?
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