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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the talkative man initially want the statue of Frederick Lawley?
(a) None of these answers is correct.
(b) Both of these answers are correct.
(c) To sell it for scrap metal.
(d) To sell it to a British museum.

2. How does the astrologer's wife respond to his tale of nearly killing someone?
(a) She faints.
(b) She is shocked.
(c) She is mad that he didn't finish the job.
(d) She divorces him.

3. Where does the talkative man sleep when the tiger comes?
(a) In a cave.
(b) In a converted train car.
(c) In a tent.
(d) In a palace.

4. Who is Atilla named after?
(a) Atilla the Hun.
(b) The town's mayor.
(c) Atilla the doctor.
(d) The family's grandmother.

5. What musical instrument did the talkative man play in his youth?
(a) The piano.
(b) The lyre.
(c) The guitar.
(d) The flute.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Soma's house after he shows people the statue?

2. How does the talkative man first try to take down the statue of Frederick Lawley?

3. Why does Kannan decide he can gamble?

4. What skill does Iyer lie to the newcomer on the train about having?

5. Why does Govind Singh retire?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ayah have to leave the children and family in her care?

2. What can the god Nataraja do through dancing?

3. Why does Raman think Daisy may have left him?

4. What does Kannan know he will fight about with his wife when he returns from gambling?

5. What vision does Ramu's mother have of him after they fight?

6. What happens to Rama after his business goes under?

7. Why is Rama's business insecure?

8. What leads to Iswaren's death?

9. Why does Swami feel the need to make up such a complicated story about why he doesn't want to go to school?

10. Why is Raju wearing the clothes he is in "Trail of the Green Blazer"?

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