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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. After he retires, what does Govind Singh receive each month from his employer?
(a) A small pension.
(b) A bushel of apples.
(c) A bus pass.
(d) A box of stationery.

2. What does the talkative man hit accidentally with his engine?
(a) A compound wall.
(b) His own house.
(c) The side of the library.
(d) Someone's house.

3. What is Kannan's usual job?
(a) He doesn't really have a real job.
(b) Working in a bank.
(c) Working as a doctor.
(d) Climbing coconut trees to clean and prune them.

4. How does the talkative man first try to take down the statue of Frederick Lawley?
(a) By hacksaw.
(b) By sheer muscle.
(c) By rope.
(d) By chainsaw.

5. What does Soma offer to do to placate the god in lieu of damaging his beloved statue?
(a) Drown himself in a nearby river.
(b) Cut off his hands.
(c) Sacrifice his first-born son.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Rama Rao used to do before he lost his business?

2. What day does Swami not want to go to school on?

3. Who is Ramanujan?

4. What does Iswaren's family think about his passing the exam?

5. In what region is the village the talkative man goes to visit when he encounters the tiger?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rama Rao plan to do with the money he gets from selling his home?

2. How does the reader know how much time passes during "The Axe"?

3. Why does Raju pick the man in the green blazer to target?

4. What does Rao think about the dog he encounters?

5. How does Sambu's mother react to seeing her husband reading a newspaper in the movie?

6. Where does Selvi end up at the end of her story?

7. Why does the talkative man end up quitting music?

8. What can the god Nataraja do through dancing?

9. What ultimately happens to the lost boy that Raman befriends?

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

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