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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Rao Venkat?
(a) Shanta's grandmother.
(b) Shanta's mother.
(c) Shanta's father.
(d) Shanta's grandfather.

3. Who does the newcomer on the train force to move?
(a) A sleeping man.
(b) An old woman.
(c) A crying baby.
(d) A police officer.

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

5. In what region is the village the talkative man goes to visit when he encounters the tiger?
(a) The mountain region.
(b) The desert region.
(c) The Bengalore region.
(d) The Mempi region.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Rajam Iyer's train headed?

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

3. What item does Ranga steal from the family?

4. What job is Sidda hired by Mr. Sivasanker to do?

5. How does the talkative man reach the village with the tiger?

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