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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many rupees is Ranga offered to go with the man in the yellow car?
(a) 1000.
(b) 100.
(c) 30.
(d) 300.

2. What is the cat chasing when it gets a jug stuck on its head?
(a) A rat.
(b) Another cat.
(c) A mouse.
(d) The landlord.

3. Who is Daisy?
(a) Raman's girlfriend.
(b) Raman's secret lover.
(c) Raman's wife.
(d) Raman's former fiancee.

4. Where is the town fair located that Raman visits?
(a) An unnamed village.
(b) Bangalore.
(c) Malgudi.
(d) New York.

5. What was the hippie in his younger years?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A soldier.
(d) He's never really had a job.

6. How many surviving children does Ranga have?
(a) 1.
(b) 8.
(c) 9.
(d) 7.

7. On what street does Selvi's mother live?
(a) The Great Indian Highway.
(b) Bangalore Avenue.
(c) Main Street.
(d) Vinayak Mudali Street.

8. Where does Ranga's family live?
(a) With him in the apartment.
(b) In a houseboat.
(c) He doesn't have a family.
(d) In a village 25 miles away.

9. How old is Sambu?
(a) A grown man.
(b) A young teenager, perhaps 13 or so.
(c) Very young, perhaps 8 or so.
(d) An older teenager, perhaps 18 or so.

10. What medical condition is it first believed that Sambu's mother has?
(a) A heart condition.
(b) A tumor.
(c) Epilepsy.
(d) Cancer.

11. What god does the cobbler think might be testing him through the hippie?
(a) Ganesha.
(b) Shiva.
(c) Garuda.
(d) Brahma.

12. What has happened to Sambu's father?
(a) He has been jailed.
(b) He has died.
(c) He ran away.
(d) No one is sure, but he is missing.

13. What does the hippie ask the cobbler if he believes in?
(a) The kind of shoe polish he uses.
(b) God.
(c) The devil.
(d) Fate.

14. What does Raman buy to try to win affection from the lost child?
(a) A puppy.
(b) A balloon.
(c) Cotton candy.
(d) A tiny car.

15. What does the landlord think is causing all the noise in his building?
(a) Rats.
(b) A demon spirit.
(c) A squatter.
(d) His obnoxious tenants.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the town fair like?

2. Who does the landlord call to get rid of the noises in his building?

3. What does Sambu enjoy doing all day?

4. What does Raman wonder about Daisy?

5. What is Rao's favorite part of the day?

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