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Malgudi Days | Quiz

R. K. Narayan
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Malgudi Days | Quiz

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1)

What is a sadhu? (from The Snake-Song, Engine Trouble)

A scribe.
A fortune teller.
A traveling doctor.
A religious hermit.
2)

What does Raman buy to try to win affection from the lost child? (from Hungry Child)

A puppy.
Cotton candy.
A tiny car.
A balloon.
3)

How old is Shanta? (from Forty-Five a Month, Out of Business)

Elementary-school age.
Very, very young -- maybe 2 or 3.
A teenager.
Quite old -- perhaps 60 or 65.
4)

How does the talkative man first try to move the engine? (from The Snake-Song, Engine Trouble)

With music.
With magic.
With keys, even though they are the wrong ones.
With elephants and muscle power.
5)

How much money does Rama Rao win from the contest each week? (from Forty-Five a Month, Out of Business)

50 pounds.
100 rupees.
Nothing.
5 dollars.
6)

Why do the street names supposedly need to be changed? (from Lawley Road, Trail of the Green Blazer)

Because they are not formalized.
Because they are all British.
Because they have a lot of misspellings.
Because they are running out of words to use.
7)

What is the town fair like? (from Hungry Child)

It is quiet and deserted.
It is dangerous and violent.
It is filthy and suspicious.
It is loud and very wild.
8)

What is Rao still able to do? (from Emden)

Walk.
Eat.
All of these answers are correct.
Read a newspaper.
9)

What does the new owner of the property plan to do with it? (from Atilla, The Axe)

Use it for a dental office.
Use it as a hospital.
Turn it into city hall.
Demolish it.
10)

What is Shanta learning at school? (from Forty-Five a Month, Out of Business)

None of these answers is correct.
How to tell time.
Her alphabet and how to tell time.
Her alphabet.
11)

What animal does the boy's father capture in the forest in "Naga"? (from Naga)

A poisonous frog.
A dangerous but pretty fish.
A beautiful bird.
A tiny monkey.
12)

Where is Raju finally able to pick the pocket of the man in the green blazer? (from Lawley Road, Trail of the Green Blazer)

In an exhibition packed with people.
In a restaurant.
On the subway.
On an abandoned road.
13)

What kind of contest does Rama Rao end up entering each week? (from Forty-Five a Month, Out of Business)

A lottery.
A crossword puzzle contest.
A fashion show.
A spelling bee.
14)

What kinds of crimes is the landlord accused of doing? (from Cat Within)

Crimes against a woman.
Theft.
Murder.
Burglary.
15)

What does the talkative man hit accidentally with his engine? (from The Snake-Song, Engine Trouble)

His own house.
Someone's house.
The side of the library.
A compound wall.
16)

How old is Ramu? (from Leela's Friend, Mother and Son)

16 or 17.
40 or 41.
8 or 9.
25 or 16.
17)

Who does the landlord call to get rid of the noises in his building? (from Cat Within)

An exorcist.
His cousins.
The police.
An exterminator.
18)

Where does Kannan eventually get gambling money from? (from The Martyr's Corner, Wife's Holiday)

He steals it from a man in a green blazer.
He makes a blood donation.
His son's tin.
A neighbor.
19)

What god does the cobbler think might be testing him through the hippie? (from God and the Cobbler)

Brahma.
Shiva.
Ganesha.
Garuda.
20)

How old is Rao? (from Emden)

90.
Nearly 100.
80.
75.
21)

Who buys the property Velan has worked on for years and years? (from Atilla, The Axe)

The town's mayor.
A dentist.
A doctor.
A developer.
22)

For how long each day does Ayah take care of Radha? (from A Shadow, A Willing Slave)

All day -- 12 hours or so.
As long as she is needed for medical reasons.
Until Radha tells her she can leave.
Just as long as class lasts.
23)

Where does Raju follow the man in the green jacket? (from Lawley Road, Trail of the Green Blazer)

Around the airport.
Around the bank.
Around the town fair.
Around the town shopping mall.
24)

Near what landmark does Ramu fall asleep after a fight with his mother? (from Leela's Friend, Mother and Son)

City hall.
The town library.
The town water tank.
The supposedly haunted forest entrance.
25)

How does the talkative man acquire his engine? (from The Snake-Song, Engine Trouble)

By winning a raffle.
By saving for months.
By stealing it.
By inheriting it.
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