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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Rao forced to retire?
(a) He made too many mistakes.
(b) He just got too old.
(c) He was rumored to be taking bribes.
(d) His boss was going crazy.

2. How has the boy in "Naga" made money as a child?
(a) He has sold lucky rocks he finds.
(b) He has worked as a snake charmer.
(c) He has begged for money.
(d) He has joined the circus.

3. For how long each day does Ayah take care of Radha?
(a) Until Radha tells her she can leave.
(b) As long as she is needed for medical reasons.
(c) Just as long as class lasts.
(d) All day -- 12 hours or so.

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

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

6. What does the landlord use as a burglar alarm?
(a) A silent alarm that can alert the police.
(b) An electric fence.
(c) Tin cans placed around the building.
(d) Two security guards.

7. Where does the hippie encounter the cobbler?
(a) In the town square.
(b) Outside of a temple.
(c) In the shopping mall.
(d) In city hall.

8. Who is Leela?
(a) The child Sidda must take care of.
(b) Another gardener in the Sivasanker household.
(c) Sidda's new boss.
(d) Sidda's wife.

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

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

11. What job is Sidda hired by Mr. Sivasanker to do?
(a) Tend to his gardens.
(b) Paint his house.
(c) Teach him how to read.
(d) Watch his 5-year-old daughter.

12. What did Sambu's father do for a living?
(a) Worked in the movies.
(b) Worked as a pickpocket.
(c) Worked as a priest.
(d) Worked as a doctor.

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

14. Where is the hippie from?
(a) We never really find out.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Bangalore.
(d) Paris.

15. How old is Rao?
(a) 80.
(b) 75.
(c) 90.
(d) Nearly 100.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Naga?

2. What has been Ayah's job for 20 years or so?

3. What does the landlord think is causing all the noise in his building?

4. Where does the boy try to abandon Naga?

5. What is Sambu's mother's actual medical condition?

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