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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what street does Rama have his business?
(a) Airport Avenue.
(b) Main Street.
(c) Front Street.
(d) Market Street.

2. How long has it taken Soma to make his statue of a god?
(a) 5 months.
(b) 50 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 5 years.

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

4. What does the old man end up using to leash the dog by the end of the story?
(a) A leather leash.
(b) A leash made of horse hair.
(c) A metal chain.
(d) He never gets to leash the dog again because it runs away.

5. How does Dr. Raman feel about nature?
(a) That he can control it.
(b) That the idea of nature is pure silliness.
(c) This is a trick question; Dr. Raman never talks about nature.
(d) That it will take its course one way or the other.

6. What action of Govind Singh's attracts a police officer's attention?
(a) He is running through the streets, screaming.
(b) He is dressed very, very oddly.
(c) He is out with a lot of women one night.
(d) He throws a rock at a street light.

7. What reason does Swami give his dad for not wanting to go to school?
(a) He might get attacked by tigers on the way.
(b) He hasn't done his homework.
(c) He fears the bus driver.
(d) He is afraid of the punishment for being late.

8. What does Swami's father call him when he returns home from school?
(a) A real man.
(b) A true scholar.
(c) A coward.
(d) A brave young man.

9. What skill does Iyer lie to the newcomer on the train about having?
(a) Tae Kwon Do.
(b) Ju-jitsu.
(c) Karate.
(d) Sharpshooting.

10. Where does Raju follow the man in the green jacket?
(a) Around the town shopping mall.
(b) Around the town fair.
(c) Around the airport.
(d) Around the bank.

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

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

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

14. What does the swami want the talkative man to do to him with his engine?
(a) Drive him to the next town over.
(b) Let him borrow it.
(c) Demonstrate it so they both can make money.
(d) Run him over.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Soma's regular job?

2. After he retires, what does Govind Singh receive each month from his employer?

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

4. Who is Rao Venkat?

5. How does the talkative man acquire his engine?

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