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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. How long has it taken Soma to make his statue of a god?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 5 months.
(c) 50 years.
(d) 15 years.

2. What does the talkative man lecture the villagers on?
(a) Why his clothes are semi-waterproof.
(b) How his medicines can cure all kinds of ills.
(c) How to use fertilizer.
(d) What his figurines represent.

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

4. What happens to Soma's house after he shows people the statue?
(a) His house falls into the Earth after an earthquake.
(b) His house is hit by a flash flood.
(c) Nothing.
(d) His house is hit by lightning.

5. What is Soma's regular job?
(a) He is a teacher.
(b) He is a doctor.
(c) He is a dentist.
(d) He is a sculptor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Dr. Raman feel about nature?

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

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

5. What damage does the falling tree do to Soma's beloved statue?

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