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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Swami's father call him when he returns home from school?
(a) A true scholar.
(b) A real man.
(c) A brave young man.
(d) A coward.

2. What did Rama Rao used to do before he lost his business?
(a) Run a hospital.
(b) Sell fruit.
(c) Sell records.
(d) Run a bank.

3. Where does Kannan want to gamble?
(a) At the state capitol.
(b) In a secret game in his friend's basement.
(c) At a place called Mantapam.
(d) At a place called Lucky Raja.

4. What item does the man in the green blazer buy for a motherless boy?
(a) A nice dinner.
(b) A balloon.
(c) New clothes.
(d) A stuffed animal.

5. What is the first job Velan gets after leaving his hometown?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Gardener.
(c) Servant.
(d) Lawyer.

6. Who offers to buy Rama Rao's old house?
(a) His own son.
(b) The king.
(c) An anonymous buyer.
(d) The current tenants.

7. What is the name of the teacher Swami complains about?
(a) Priti.
(b) Raj.
(c) Nadine.
(d) Samuel.

8. How does Narayan describe the train when Iyer gets on it?
(a) Empty.
(b) Abandoned.
(c) Broken down.
(d) Crowded.

9. Why does Velan leave his birthplace?
(a) He has a fight with his father.
(b) He is kicked out.
(c) He is running from the law.
(d) The woman he loves lives somewhere else.

10. From whom does the dog initially defend the blind man?
(a) An abusive teenager.
(b) The corrupt police.
(c) His abusive wife.
(d) A group of thugs.

11. What does the new owner of the property plan to do with it?
(a) Use it for a dental office.
(b) Demolish it.
(c) Use it as a hospital.
(d) Turn it into city hall.

12. What does Swami's father write a letter complaining about?
(a) Swami's reportedly abusive teacher.
(b) The lack of supervision on the playground.
(c) How expensive tuition is for such a bad school.
(d) The horrible bus driver

13. Why do the street names supposedly need to be changed?
(a) Because they have a lot of misspellings.
(b) Because they are all British.
(c) Because they are running out of words to use.
(d) Because they are not formalized.

14. Who is Rao Venkat?
(a) Shanta's mother.
(b) Shanta's father.
(c) Shanta's grandfather.
(d) Shanta's grandmother.

15. What item does Ranga steal from the family?
(a) A TV.
(b) Their car.
(c) Their famous painting.
(d) Jewels.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the talkative man finally take down the statue of Frederick Lawley?

2. What is the tiger known for?

3. What does Kannan find in the tin where his wife keeps her money?

4. What goals does the talkative man's music teacher have for himself and his music?

5. What kind of contest does Rama Rao end up entering each week?

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