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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Snake-Song, Engine Trouble.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Govind Singh do in his free time in retirement?
(a) Learn French.
(b) Read.
(c) Make small models out of clay and sawdust.
(d) Travel the word.

2. Whose death causes the blind man to put a rope on the dog?
(a) His daughter's.
(b) His landlord's.
(c) The old woman's.
(d) His son's.

3. What is a sadhu?
(a) A scribe.
(b) A fortune teller.
(c) A traveling doctor.
(d) A religious hermit.

4. What action of Govind Singh's attracts a police officer's attention?
(a) He is out with a lot of women one night.
(b) He is dressed very, very oddly.
(c) He throws a rock at a street light.
(d) He is running through the streets, screaming.

5. Who helps Dr. Raman perform an operation on Gopal?
(a) No one; he must do the procedure alone.
(b) His assistants.
(c) Gopal's wife.
(d) Two people who offer to help from the street.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does it take Gopal to become ill?

2. What skill does Iyer lie to the newcomer on the train about having?

3. Where does Govind Singh work?

4. What does the talkative man sell for a living?

5. How does the blind man initially befriend the dog?

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