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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. How does Iswaren die?
(a) By being shot.
(b) By drowning.
(c) By tripping, falling, and cracking his skull.
(d) By poison.

2. What does Swami's father call him when he returns home from school?
(a) A real man.
(b) A coward.
(c) A brave young man.
(d) A true scholar.

3. What damage does the falling tree do to Soma's beloved statue?
(a) Knocks its toe off.
(b) Shatters it completely.
(c) Knocks its arm off.
(d) Knocks its head off.

4. What is Dr. Raman known for?
(a) For being direct with his patients.
(b) For the figurines he has in his office.
(c) For overbilling people.
(d) For helping the poor, even if they can't pay.

5. Why does Kannan decide he can gamble?
(a) Because his wife and son are out of town.
(b) Because the family has a surplus of money.
(c) Because he's the man of the house and he can do whatever he wants.
(d) Because he can just feel that he is lucky that day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ailment does Swami try to use to stay home from school?

2. What does the talkative man sell for a living?

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

4. How does the talkative man first try to move the engine?

5. What piece of mail does Thanappa hide?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Rao so frustrated when he gets home after Shanta is sleeping?

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

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

4. Why is Govind Singh afraid of the registered letter he gets from his former employer?

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

6. What gifts does Rao plan to bring to the woman he slapped nearly 50 years ago?

7. Why is everyone so afraid of Soma's statue of the god?

8. Why must the accountant open Govind Singh's letter?

9. How does Ranga get out of the camp?

10. What acts of violence do the hippie and the cobbler confess to committing?

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