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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Forty-Five a Month, Out of Business.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does the blind man initially befriend the dog?
(a) He gives it a bath.
(b) He puts a blanket on it.
(c) He gives it food.
(d) He gives it toys.

3. How long has Thanapa been a mailman when he is first introduced in the text?
(a) This is a trick question; he is not a mailman.
(b) A very long time.
(c) Not long at all.
(d) This is a trick question; he is actually a butcher.

4. How does Narayan describe the train when Iyer gets on it?
(a) Empty.
(b) Crowded.
(c) Broken down.
(d) Abandoned.

5. How old is Shanta?
(a) Elementary-school age.
(b) A teenager.
(c) Quite old -- perhaps 60 or 65.
(d) Very, very young -- maybe 2 or 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Govind Singh do in his free time in retirement?

2. How does Dr. Raman feel about nature?

3. What animal enters the room while the talkative man is playing music (after he has banned the sadhu from entering)?

4. What does Iswaren's family think about his passing the exam?

5. Who helps Dr. Raman perform an operation on Gopal?

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