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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 does it take Gopal to become ill?
(a) It takes him several weeks.
(b) Not very long at all; he gets sick quite suddenly.
(c) A very long time.
(d) He doesn't get ill.

2. What skill does Iyer lie to the newcomer on the train about having?
(a) Karate.
(b) Ju-jitsu.
(c) Sharpshooting.
(d) Tae Kwon Do.

3. What did Rama Rao used to do before he lost his business?
(a) Run a hospital.
(b) Sell records.
(c) Run a bank.
(d) Sell fruit.

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

5. What piece of mail does Thanappa hide?
(a) A video from an old boyfriend.
(b) A bill from the government.
(c) A note from the hospital.
(d) A letter about a sick uncle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Swami give his dad for not wanting to go to school?

2. What does the old man end up using to leash the dog by the end of the story?

3. From whom does the blind man get the rope that he uses on the dog?

4. What is the name of the teacher Swami complains about?

5. In what region is the village the talkative man goes to visit when he encounters the tiger?

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