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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. How did Raju's mother feel about his new job?
2. Where did Raju play when his tree space became crowded?
3. How did Raju's father treat the station master?
4. How much did the groom offer to pay Raju's father for the use of his equipment?
5. What does the term "pyol" mean?
Short Essay Questions
1. After the groom left with the jutka, what did Raju's parents discover?
2. What is the source of Velan's admiration in Chapter 2?
3. Why does Raju avoid Velan's sister's wedding?
4. Why did Raju justify that his behavior towards his clients was okay?
5. How did the barber deduce information about Raju's life?
6. What is revealed about Raju's personality by the fact that he asked the school master to teach at the temple?
7. How were Raju's business tactics influenced by his father?
8. Why did Raju say he didn't grow up like other normal people?
9. How do the villagers regard Raju?
10. What raised Marco's estimation of Raju?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What power did Raju derive from Nalini? How did he try to capitalize on this power? In what ways was he both successful and unsuccessful?
Essay Topic 2
What purpose does it serve for the author to continually switch tense and perspective in the narrative? If the author were to use only one perspective through the entire novel, which would be most effective and why? What information would the reader no longer be privy to if the author followed your suggestion?
Essay Topic 3
Throughout the novel, how did Raju compare to his father in terms of business? What were their similarities and differences? In the end, who was the better business man and why?
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