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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 musical instrument did the talkative man play in his youth?
(a) The guitar.
(b) The flute.
(c) The piano.
(d) The lyre.

2. What goals does the talkative man's music teacher have for himself and his music?
(a) Just to play at the village temple.
(b) To become rich and famous.
(c) To get his vision back.
(d) To play with Yo Yo Ma one day.

3. How many times has Iswaren failed his exam?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) None -- he is taking it for the first time in this story.
(d) Many.

4. Where does Govind Singh work?
(a) Gupta's.
(b) Roman's.
(c) Macy's.
(d) Engladia's.

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. Who is Ramanujan?

2. What does Swami's father call him when he returns home from school?

3. What kind of marriage does Ramanujan want for Kamakshi?

4. How does the talkative man first try to move the engine?

5. Whose death causes the blind man to put a rope on the dog?

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