Plot
What do Siddhartha and Vasudeva do after the boy runs away?
Build a raft to find the boy/the ferry
Why does the river respond with laughter when Vasudeva asks it about Siddhartha's son?
Siddhartha and Vasudeva are foolish to keep the son in this environment because he will not be happy
How old is he?
11 years old
What does Siddhartha do when he feels the wound smarting as he sits in despair?
A. Searches for Vasudeva
B. Puts a bandaid on his leg
C. Whispers Om to himself
D. Goes inside the garden
C. Whispers Om to himself
What did Siddhartha's son yell at him in anger about?
He says that he never wants to become like his father and that he despises him
According to Vasudeva, what can't Siddhartha protect his son from?
Samsara; suffering
Where does he stay while his father and Vasudeva work?
Inside the hut
What would Siddhartha's son rather do than be like his father?
A. Become a thief and a murderer, go to hell
B. Set fire to Vasudeva's fruit trees
C. Drown himself in the river
D. Get bitten by a snake
A. Become a thief and a murderer, go to hell
Where does Siddhartha stop when he gets to town?
At the entrance of Kamala's pleasure garden
Despite suffering through it, what does Siddhartha believe about his blind love for his son?
Necessary, not worthless, came from his own nature
Why does he hate his father?
Feels like his father is trying to make him feel small; punishing him with "piety and indulgence"
How do Siddhartha and Vasudeva's views on how to care for the son differ?
A. Both want the son to stay with them
B. Siddhartha wants to win over his son with love and patience, while Vasudeva wants to raise him with punishment for his misbehavior
C. Both want to let the son go
D. Siddhartha wants to be with his son, while Vasudeva wants to let the son go back to the life he was accustomed to
D. Siddhartha wants to be with his son, while Vasudeva wants to let the son go back to the life he was accustomed to
How did Siddhartha feel after realizing he couldn't save his son?
Empty, hurt, as if there was a wound that should heal but it doesn't
What did Siddhartha learn from his son/his son's reactions to his parenting?
Learns that it is impossible to force knowledge and a path on someone; Everyone needs to follow their own path
Along with the boat, what else did he take when he ran away?
A basket that held the coins the ferrymen received as payment
What is Sunny's cat's name?
A. Snowy
B. Sunny
C. Simon
D. Sid
B. Sunny