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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Selvi.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old is Sambu?
(a) A grown man.
(b) A young teenager, perhaps 13 or so.
(c) Very young, perhaps 8 or so.
(d) An older teenager, perhaps 18 or so.

3. Who does Ramu's mother want him to marry?
(a) His niece.
(b) A girl who just moved from Thailand to his neighborhood.
(c) His cousin.
(d) The neighbor's daughter.

4. What kind of house does Kannan live in?
(a) A small hut.
(b) A mansion.
(c) A regular house -- not too big, not too small.
(d) No house at all: he is homeless.

5. Who discovers Selvi?
(a) Lohan.
(b) Rohan.
(c) Johan.
(d) Mohan.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the talkative man finally take down the statue of Frederick Lawley?

2. What does Swami's father write a letter complaining about?

3. Why does Shanta's teacher let her go home early?

4. Who tells Soma that he must damage his statue?

5. What government wants to nationalize the street names in "Lawley Road"?

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