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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Govind Singh retire?
(a) Because his hearing and vision are both declining.
(b) Because his hearing is declining.
(c) Because his vision is declining.
(d) None of these answers is correct.

2. What damage does the falling tree do to Soma's beloved statue?
(a) Knocks its head off.
(b) Knocks its arm off.
(c) Shatters it completely.
(d) Knocks its toe off.

3. Why does Kannan decide he can gamble?
(a) Because his wife and son are out of town.
(b) Because the family has a surplus of money.
(c) Because he can just feel that he is lucky that day.
(d) Because he's the man of the house and he can do whatever he wants.

4. What is Shanta learning at school?
(a) None of these answers is correct.
(b) Her alphabet and how to tell time.
(c) Her alphabet.
(d) How to tell time.

5. Who helps Dr. Raman perform an operation on Gopal?
(a) His assistants.
(b) Two people who offer to help from the street.
(c) No one; he must do the procedure alone.
(d) Gopal's wife.

6. Who tells Soma that he must damage his statue?
(a) His father.
(b) A god in a dream.
(c) The town priest.
(d) His mother.

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

8. Why does Atilla's family buy a puppy?
(a) Because they need a watchdog.
(b) Because they are dog breeders.
(c) Because their daughter really wants one.
(d) Because no one else is around to take care of it.

9. What kind of marriage does Ramanujan want for Kamakshi?
(a) An arranged one.
(b) One that pays off all of his debts.
(c) One that will allow him to travel on a boat.
(d) An expensive one.

10. Who is Atilla named after?
(a) Atilla the doctor.
(b) Atilla the Hun.
(c) The family's grandmother.
(d) The town's mayor.

11. Where does the astrologer set up his shop?
(a) In a dark alley.
(b) In the city library.
(c) In Town Hall Park.
(d) At the edge of the forest.

12. How does the astrologer's wife respond to his tale of nearly killing someone?
(a) She faints.
(b) She is shocked.
(c) She divorces him.
(d) She is mad that he didn't finish the job.

13. What item does Ranga steal from the family?
(a) Their car.
(b) Jewels.
(c) A TV.
(d) Their famous painting.

14. How old is Kamakshi when the reader first meets her?
(a) 49.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 17.
(d) 12.

15. What day does Swami not want to go to school on?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Monday.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what street does Rama have his business?

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

3. What does the talkative man sell for a living?

4. What does Gopal want to do if he is expected to die?

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

(see the answer keys)

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