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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What has happened to Sambu's father?
(a) He has gone blind.
(b) He has died.
(c) He is off on an expedition and won't be back for 3 years.
(d) He has run off with another woman.

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

4. Near what landmark does Ramu fall asleep after a fight with his mother?
(a) City hall.
(b) The town library.
(c) The supposedly haunted forest entrance.
(d) The town water tank.

5. How does Selvi hear of her mother's death?
(a) She is doing the TV broadcast when the news comes across her desk.
(b) From someone on the street.
(c) She never hears about it.
(d) From the newspaper.

6. Where does Rao's former lover live?
(a) On Bangalore Avenue.
(b) In an excpetionally fancy palace.
(c) On Main Street.
(d) On Gokulam Street.

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

8. What is Sidda accused of stealing?
(a) Shoes.
(b) Peaches from the trees.
(c) A necklace.
(d) Money.

9. Where does the landlord sleep at night?
(a) In a posh hotel.
(b) In a very fancy bed.
(c) In his bathtub.
(d) Across his building doorway.

10. Who does the landlord call to get rid of the noises in his building?
(a) An exorcist.
(b) His cousins.
(c) The police.
(d) An exterminator.

11. Who is Radha?
(a) A 4-year-old girl in Ayah's care.
(b) Radha's wife.
(c) Radha's husband.
(d) Radh's boss.

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

13. Who does Ramu's mother want him to marry?
(a) The neighbor's daughter.
(b) His niece.
(c) His cousin.
(d) A girl who just moved from Thailand to his neighborhood.

14. What animal does the boy's father capture in the forest in "Naga"?
(a) A poisonous frog.
(b) A beautiful bird.
(c) A tiny monkey.
(d) A dangerous but pretty fish.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Selvi married to?

2. What was the hippie in his younger years?

3. How old is Sambu?

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

5. On what street does Selvi's mother live?

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