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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 does Kannan find in the tin where his wife keeps her money?
(a) Her money.
(b) A note yelling at him.
(c) Chocolates.
(d) Nothing.

2. What action of Govind Singh's attracts a police officer's attention?
(a) He is out with a lot of women one night.
(b) He is dressed very, very oddly.
(c) He is running through the streets, screaming.
(d) He throws a rock at a street light.

3. Where does Iswaren go to see a movie?
(a) The Bengalore Big Screen 15.
(b) The Cina Cinaplex.
(c) The Palace Talkies.
(d) The Metreon.

4. What did Rama Rao used to do before he lost his business?
(a) Run a bank.
(b) Run a hospital.
(c) Sell fruit.
(d) Sell records.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has it taken Soma to make his statue of a god?

2. How much does Rama spend each day in supplies?

3. Why does Shanta's teacher let her go home early?

4. What does Soma offer to do to placate the god in lieu of damaging his beloved statue?

5. What is the tiger known for?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens with Rama Rao's suicide attempt?

4. What does Shanta's mother know about the trip to the movies that Shanta does not?

5. What can the god Nataraja do through dancing?

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Thanappa hide some of the mail for Ramanujan's family?

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