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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who suggested Rosie move into Raju's home?
(a) Raju.
(b) Raju's mother.
(c) Rosie's uncle.
(d) Rosie.

2. What was Raju's main concern while he was involved with Rosie?
(a) People were gossiping about him.
(b) Gaffur might stop speaking to him.
(c) He could lose his shop.
(d) Marco could find out.

3. How does Raju keep track of time at the temple?
(a) By the phases of the moon.
(b) By the rising of the river.
(c) By markings on the temple wall.
(d) By the seasonal gifts the villagers bring.

4. What business decision did Nalini threaten to make when Raju returned?
(a) She threatened to slander his name in the business world.
(b) She threatened to cancel all pending engagements and return the advance payments.
(c) She threatened to sell Raju's portion of the business.
(d) She threatened to hire another dancer and cut Raju from the business.

5. How did Rosie feel about the way she was behaving behind Marco's back?
(a) She felt sneaky.
(b) She felt she was entitled to her own life.
(c) She felt guilty.
(d) She felt he deserved it.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Raju propose raising money to pay the creditor?

2. Who disliked the time Raju and Rosie spent together?

3. How do the villagers react to the new conditions in the village?

4. Where was Raju's creditor from?

5. What did the creditor threaten against Raju?

Short Essay Questions

1. What paradox is at play in Chapter 6?

2. In Chapter 6, how long has Raju been at the temple?

3. How do all of the discussions in the village link together in Chapter 6?

4. What did Raju do to prepare for the men from the local school? What did this reveal about Raju?

5. Who called Raju "a humble humanitarian" and why?

6. What message does Raju attempt to send to the villagers through Velan's relative?

7. As Nalini continued to manage her career, what did Raju learn about her as a person and in relation to the men in her lives?

8. When Rosie returned to Raju, why was that not enough for him to straighten out his life?

9. How did Raju react when his mother and Nalini both moved on without him?

10. What did Raju propose he and Rosie do about her career?

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