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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 contest does Rama Rao end up entering each week?
(a) A lottery.
(b) A crossword puzzle contest.
(c) A fashion show.
(d) A spelling bee.

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

3. 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) Nothing.
(c) Sacrifice his first-born son.
(d) Cut off his hands.

4. From whom does the dog initially defend the blind man?
(a) An abusive teenager.
(b) A group of thugs.
(c) The corrupt police.
(d) His abusive wife.

5. Where does Kannan want to gamble?
(a) At the state capitol.
(b) In a secret game in his friend's basement.
(c) At a place called Mantapam.
(d) At a place called Lucky Raja.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What causes the family that Velan works for to rent out their house?

4. How long does the dog hang around the market before it meets the blind man?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the talkative man's strongest weapon against the man-eating tiger?

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

3. What is ironic about the final name change of the street that the talkative man has his house on?

4. Why is the astrologer so upset at the payment Guru Nayak gives him for his reading?

5. What can the god Nataraja do through dancing?

6. Why is Rama's business insecure?

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

8. What kind of building does the landlord run?

9. How does the talkative man know how to fend the man-eating tiger off?

10. What is the exorcist most interested in?

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