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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Blind Dog, Fellow-Feeling.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the astrologer set up his shop?
(a) In the city library.
(b) In a dark alley.
(c) At the edge of the forest.
(d) In Town Hall Park.

2. Who is Ramanujan?
(a) Kamakshi's husband.
(b) Kamakshi's father.
(c) Kamakshi's brother.
(d) Kamakshi's priest.

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

4. What does the old man end up using to leash the dog by the end of the story?
(a) He never gets to leash the dog again because it runs away.
(b) A leather leash.
(c) A metal chain.
(d) A leash made of horse hair.

5. What kind of marriage does Ramanujan want for Kamakshi?
(a) One that will allow him to travel on a boat.
(b) An expensive one.
(c) One that pays off all of his debts.
(d) An arranged one.

Short Answer Questions

1. What piece of mail does Thanappa hide?

2. Where does Govind Singh work?

3. Who has the physical advantage between Iyer and the newcomer on the train?

4. How does the astrologer's wife respond to his tale of nearly killing someone?

5. How does Narayan describe the train when Iyer gets on it?

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