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Life with Kamala
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Who is siddhartha?
A Brahmin's son who goes on a persoanl journey to find himself
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What was the profession of Siddhartha's father?
A priest
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What is Siddhartha's primary goal as an ascetic?
To rely solely on nature and find oneself
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Why did Siddhartha want to become rich?
To impress Kamala
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Who wrote Siddhartha?
Who is Herman Hesse
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Who is Govinda?
Siddhartha's best friend who decides to follow Buddha
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What does the ferryman say when Siddhatha has no money to pay him to cross the river?
He will pay him back someday
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What is the name of the group of Ascetics that Siddhartha joins at the start of the novel?
The Samanas
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Why does Siddhartha not care about business when he works for Kawaswami origionally?
He doesn't care if he makes money at the beginning of being a merchant
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What does Siddhartha mean?
"Sidd" means accomplished and "artha" means goal
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Who is Kamala?
Falls in love with Siddhartha and has his son
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What does Vasudeva do for a living?
He is a ferryman
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What was Buddha's real name?
Goatama
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How does Kamala die?
She is bitten by a snake
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What religion does Govinda convert to?
Buddhism
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Who is Buddha?
The illustrious one, also called Goatama
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What does Kawaswami do?
He is a merchant/business man
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Siddhartha origionally belonged to what Caste system?
Brahmin
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What does Govinda ask Siddhartha at the end of the novel?
What teaching Siddhartha follows
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What does the river symbolize in the novel?
Everlasting life and how life changes as it progresses
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Who is Kamaswami
A merchant who gives Siddhartha a job
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Wht skill does Siddhartha have that Kamala says is priceless and that most people can't do?
He can read and write
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What is the name of what Siddhartha refers to as the Diving within him?
Atman
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When Siddhartha meets Kamala he does what initially?
Kisses her and talkes to her about the ways of the world
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How are Siddhartha and young Siddhartha similar?
They both leave their fathers to experience life