A character in this novel becomes “pale as a dried banana skin” after realizing that his destiny “was beginning to unfold itself.” In this novel, a character stands motionlessly for hours to request permission from his father, who realizes that “he had already left him.” The protagonist of this novel dreams about the recurring motif of a songbird in a golden cage. A friend of this novel’s title character parts ways with him at a grove before kissing him on the forehead (10[1])many years later in their reunion. A snakebite kills the protagonist’s lover Kamala (10[1])in this novel, in which the maxim “listen to the river” is given by the ferryman Vasudeva. (10[1])The title character of this novel joins the ascetic Samanas with Govinda. For 10 points, name this Hermann Hesse novel about a brahmin’s son. ■END■ (10[1])