View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Iswaren's family think about his passing the exam?
(a) That he will pass it with no problems.
(b) That it doesn't matter because they bribed the test proctor to pass him anyway.
(c) They don't know that he is trying to take it.
(d) That he will never pass it.

2. What is Shanta learning at school?
(a) Her alphabet and how to tell time.
(b) Her alphabet.
(c) How to tell time.
(d) None of these answers is correct.

3. How long does it take for things to settle down before Rama can try to reopen his business?
(a) 10 days.
(b) 10 weeks.
(c) 10 months.
(d) 10 years.

4. What is the first job Velan gets after leaving his hometown?
(a) Servant.
(b) Gardener.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Lawyer.

5. How does the talkative man acquire his engine?
(a) By saving for months.
(b) By inheriting it.
(c) By winning a raffle.
(d) By stealing it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the street names supposedly need to be changed?

2. What does the new owner of the property plan to do with it?

3. How tall is the statue of Frederick Lawley?

4. What government wants to nationalize the street names in "Lawley Road"?

5. Where is Rajam Iyer's train headed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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. Why does the cobbler refuse the gift the hippie offers as he leaves?

7. Why does Iyer lose his confidence while standing up to the newcomer on the train?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 884 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample