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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What test taker number is Iswaren?
(a) 2,000.
(b) 120.
(c) 2.
(d) 501.

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

3. Where is Rajam Iyer's train headed?
(a) Bangalore.
(b) New York.
(c) Paris.
(d) Thailand.

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

5. Where does Kannan eventually get gambling money from?
(a) He makes a blood donation.
(b) He steals it from a man in a green blazer.
(c) His son's tin.
(d) A neighbor.

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

7. Who has the physical advantage between Iyer and the newcomer on the train?
(a) This is a trick question because we never learn about their physical appearance or size.
(b) The newcomer.
(c) They are about even.
(d) Iyer.

8. What kind of clothing does the astrologer wear when he is first introduced in the novel?
(a) A dress.
(b) Bright colors.
(c) Rags.
(d) Just a towel, since he just got out of the shower.

9. What happens to Soma's house after he shows people the statue?
(a) Nothing.
(b) His house is hit by lightning.
(c) His house falls into the Earth after an earthquake.
(d) His house is hit by a flash flood.

10. Who buys the property Velan has worked on for years and years?
(a) A dentist.
(b) A developer.
(c) A doctor.
(d) The town's mayor.

11. What animal enters the room while the talkative man is playing music (after he has banned the sadhu from entering)?
(a) A beautiful bird.
(b) A man-eating tiger.
(c) A cobra.
(d) A lion.

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

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

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

15. What does the sadhu first request of the talkative man?
(a) Shelter.
(b) Books.
(c) Money.
(d) Food.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the talkative man acquire his engine?

2. What man comes to see the astrologer as he is just about to close down for the night?

3. Where is Raju finally able to pick the pocket of the man in the green blazer?

4. How does Dr. Raman know Gopal?

5. How much money does Raju initially steal from the man in the green blazer?

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