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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does the talkative man first try to keep his engine?
2. How does Iswaren die?
3. From whom does the dog initially defend the blind man?
4. What does Govind Singh do in his free time in retirement?
5. What ailment does Swami try to use to stay home from school?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Kannan know he will fight about with his wife when he returns from gambling?
2. Why is Raju wearing the clothes he is in "Trail of the Green Blazer"?
3. What is the exorcist most interested in?
4. Why does the talkative man think his luck has changed in "Engine Trouble"?
5. Why is the talkative man unable to run over the swami?
6. What happens to Naga after the boy rescues him (after he initially abandons him)?
7. Why does Kannan take his son's money?
8. What does Shanta's mother know about the trip to the movies that Shanta does not?
9. Why does the cobbler refuse the gift the hippie offers as he leaves?
10. What does Rama Rao plan to do with the money he gets from selling his home?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Choose 3 examples of characters acting in a way that is not typical for them (such as Dr. Raman lying to his friend Gopal about his medical condition). Why does each character deviate from his or her usual behavior? What does the reader learn about each character as a result of this change? Make sure you use specific examples from the text when discussing each character.
Essay Topic 2
Using direct evidence from the text, write a paper arguing that the short story "Selvi" does or does not fit in with the larger novel. Does its theme connect to the larger theme of "Malgudi Days"? Are the characters similar to other characters? Does the writing style and literary devices used reflect the rest of the text?
Essay Topic 3
Use at least 3 characters from "Malgudi Days" to present an argument showing what values Narayan holds most important in a person/character. Make sure to use direct quotations from the text.
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