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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. How many stories are in "Malgudi Days"?
2. How does Narayan describe the train when Iyer gets on it?
3. What does the talkative man hit accidentally with his engine?
4. What government wants to nationalize the street names in "Lawley Road"?
5. What does the new owner of the property plan to do with it?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Sambu want to get a second opinion on his mother's health?
2. How does Ranga get out of the camp?
3. Why must the accountant open Govind Singh's letter?
4. Why is Raju wearing the clothes he is in "Trail of the Green Blazer"?
5. Why is the astrologer so upset at the payment Guru Nayak gives him for his reading?
6. What does Kannan know he will fight about with his wife when he returns from gambling?
7. Why does Raman think Daisy may have left him?
8. What gifts does Rao plan to bring to the woman he slapped nearly 50 years ago?
9. How does the astrologer know so much about Guru Nayak when he comes to have his horoscope read?
10. What vision does Ramu's mother have of him after they fight?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Using direct evidence from the text, write a paper arguing that the short story "Selvi" does or does not fit in with the larger novel. Does its theme connect to the larger theme of "Malgudi Days"? Are the characters similar to other characters? Does the writing style and literary devices used reflect the rest of the text?
Essay Topic 2
Why does Narayan leave some stories finished and others unresolved? What is Narayan trying to convey through these contrasting conclusions? Make sure to use specific examples from the text in your essay.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Narayan's treatment of death and dying through the experiences of at least 3 characters from "Malgudi Days."
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