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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What time does Shanta expect to go to the movies?
(a) 7:00 p.m.
(b) 10:00 p.m.
(c) 5:00 p.m.
(d) 6:00 p.m.

4. What does the talkative man sell for a living?
(a) Clothes.
(b) Fertilizer.
(c) Figurines.
(d) Medicines.

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

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

7. 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.

8. How does Atilla react to Ranga?
(a) He attacks him viciously.
(b) He is so old and deaf that he doesn't even hear him.
(c) He is friendly and follows him home.
(d) He wakes up the rest of the family.

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

10. Who does Atilla bother the most as a puppy?
(a) The mother.
(b) The father.
(c) The eldest son.
(d) No one; he is too friendly and kind to bother anyone.

11. What is the tiger known for?
(a) Eating humans.
(b) Foreshadowing death.
(c) Being lucky.
(d) Talking to people in their dreams.

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

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

14. What does Iswaren's family think about his passing the exam?
(a) They don't know that he is trying to take it.
(b) That it doesn't matter because they bribed the test proctor to pass him anyway.
(c) That he will never pass it.
(d) That he will pass it with no problems.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Rama earn each day in sales?

2. Where does the talkative man sleep when the tiger comes?

3. What makes Raju try to return the stolen purse?

4. What musical instrument did the talkative man play in his youth?

5. Where does the astrologer set up his shop?

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