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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) His boss was going crazy.
(c) He was rumored to be taking bribes.
(d) He just got too old.

2. Who discovers Selvi?
(a) Lohan.
(b) Johan.
(c) Mohan.
(d) Rohan.

3. What has happened to Naga?
(a) It gets eaten by a bird.
(b) It runs away.
(c) It is stolen by someone else.
(d) It is too old to perform anymore.

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

5. What is the town fair like?
(a) It is filthy and suspicious.
(b) It is dangerous and violent.
(c) It is loud and very wild.
(d) It is quiet and deserted.

6. Why does Ranga stop working for the blacksmith?
(a) Because he takes too much of the profits.
(b) Because he hates the work.
(c) Because he is fired.
(d) Becase he dies.

7. What does Ranga end up doing for a living?
(a) Being a journalist.
(b) Selling bread.
(c) Painting portraits.
(d) Sharpening knives.

8. What is Rao still able to do?
(a) All of these answers are correct.
(b) Read a newspaper.
(c) Eat.
(d) Walk.

9. How old is the lost boy?
(a) 3.
(b) 7.
(c) 14.
(d) 15.

10. Who is Naga?
(a) A boy's pet dog.
(b) A boy's pet rat.
(c) A boy's snake.
(d) A boy's sister.

11. What has been Ayah's job for 20 years or so?
(a) She is a nanny.
(b) She is a teacher.
(c) She is a nurse.
(d) She is a doctor.

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

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

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

15. Where did Rao work in his younger years?
(a) In the army.
(b) He was the town mayor.
(c) At the Excise Department.
(d) In a hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Selvi married to?

2. Where does the landlord sleep at night?

3. What does the hippie ask the cobbler if he believes in?

4. What happens to the boy's father in "Naga"?

5. How old is Rao?

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