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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What action of Govind Singh's attracts a police officer's attention?

2. In what region is the village the talkative man goes to visit when he encounters the tiger?

3. What musical instrument did the talkative man play in his youth?

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

5. How does Iswaren die?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Dr. Raman change his rule about being honest when it comes to his friend Gopal's medical situation?

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

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

5. Why is the talkative man unable to run over the swami?

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

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

8. What act of courtesy do the wreckers extend to Velan?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one short story from "Malgudi Days" and analyze at least 3 literary devices Narayan uses to create the tone for the story. Make sure to use specific examples from the text to support your paper.

Essay Topic 2

Write a well-constructed essay addressing why the dog returns to the blind man in "The Blind Dog." What message is Narayan trying to convey?

Essay Topic 3

Choose at least 3 characters from the short stories in "Malgudi Days" and discuss 1) their relationship(s) with religion, god(s), and/or other religious figures and 2) what message Narayan is trying to convey through these characters' experiences.

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