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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. What kind of house does Kannan live in?
(a) No house at all: he is homeless.
(b) A mansion.
(c) A small hut.
(d) A regular house -- not too big, not too small.

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

3. How does the talkative man finally take down the statue of Frederick Lawley?
(a) By dynamite.
(b) By car.
(c) By cannon.
(d) By blowtorch.

4. How does the blind man initially befriend the dog?
(a) He gives it toys.
(b) He gives it a bath.
(c) He puts a blanket on it.
(d) He gives it food.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Raju finally able to pick the pocket of the man in the green blazer?

2. What does Kannan find in the tin where his wife keeps her money?

3. What kind of contest does Rama Rao end up entering each week?

4. How long has Govind Singh worked as a security guard?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ranga get out of the camp?

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

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

4. What makes Iyer's threat of embarrassment particularly threatening to the newcomer on the train?

5. Why must Sambu meet with the tufted-beard man even though he doesn't want to?

6. What kind of building does the landlord run?

7. Why does the talkative man think his luck has changed in "Engine Trouble"?

8. Why is Ramanujan so strict about sticking to one particular date for Kamakshi's wedding?

9. How does the astrologer know so much about Guru Nayak when he comes to have his horoscope read?

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

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