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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After he retires, what does Govind Singh receive each month from his employer?
(a) A bus pass.
(b) A box of stationery.
(c) A small pension.
(d) A bushel of apples.

2. What does Shanta plan to wear to the movies?
(a) Pants.
(b) Her school uniform.
(c) Her best clothes.
(d) Rainboots.

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

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

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

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

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

8. From whom does the blind man get the rope that he uses on the dog?
(a) The dog himself.
(b) A family member.
(c) The old woman.
(d) A fellow merchant.

9. How long does the dog hang around the market before it meets the blind man?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 5 years.

10. How many stories are in "Malgudi Days"?
(a) 8
(b) 58.
(c) 1.
(d) 32.

11. Who is the author of "Malgudi Days"?
(a) P. R. Goldsmith.
(b) J. D. Salinger.
(c) R. K. Narayan.
(d) J. K. Rowling.

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

13. What does the talkative man hit accidentally with his engine?
(a) A compound wall.
(b) Someone's house.
(c) The side of the library.
(d) His own house.

14. How does the talkative man first try to move the engine?
(a) With keys, even though they are the wrong ones.
(b) With elephants and muscle power.
(c) With music.
(d) With magic.

15. How does the talkative man first try to take down the statue of Frederick Lawley?
(a) By chainsaw.
(b) By sheer muscle.
(c) By hacksaw.
(d) By rope.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the blind man initially befriend the dog?

3. What is the name of the town that Velan walks to?

4. Why do the street names supposedly need to be changed?

5. How does Narayan describe the train when Iyer gets on it?

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