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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Narayan describe the train when Iyer gets on it?
(a) Crowded.
(b) Empty.
(c) Broken down.
(d) Abandoned.

2. How does Iswaren die?
(a) By drowning.
(b) By poison.
(c) By being shot.
(d) By tripping, falling, and cracking his skull.

3. Where does the talkative man acquire his engine?
(a) In a nearby town.
(b) On the internet.
(c) At the local store.
(d) At the town fair.

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

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

6. How does the talkative man reach the village with the tiger?
(a) By foot.
(b) By river taxi.
(c) By horseback.
(d) By train.

7. What kinds of comments does the newcomer on the train have for his fellow passengers?
(a) Rude and nasty.
(b) Wise and insightful.
(c) Confusing and weird.
(d) Friendly and helpful.

8. How tall is the statue of Frederick Lawley?
(a) 100 feet.
(b) 10 feet.
(c) 20 feet.
(d) 30 feet.

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

10. Why do the street names supposedly need to be changed?
(a) Because they are not formalized.
(b) Because they are all British.
(c) Because they have a lot of misspellings.
(d) Because they are running out of words to use.

11. Who is Ramanujan?
(a) Kamakshi's father.
(b) Kamakshi's brother.
(c) Kamakshi's priest.
(d) Kamakshi's husband.

12. Why does Velan leave his birthplace?
(a) The woman he loves lives somewhere else.
(b) He is kicked out.
(c) He has a fight with his father.
(d) He is running from the law.

13. What is a sadhu?
(a) A traveling doctor.
(b) A scribe.
(c) A fortune teller.
(d) A religious hermit.

14. How much money does Rama Rao win from the contest each week?
(a) Nothing.
(b) 5 dollars.
(c) 50 pounds.
(d) 100 rupees.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From whom does the dog initially defend the blind man?

2. How many times has Iswaren failed his exam?

3. What is the tiger known for?

4. Who is the author of "Malgudi Days"?

5. How long does the dog hang around the market before it meets the blind man?

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