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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 kind of marriage does Ramanujan want for Kamakshi?

2. How does the talkative man reach the village with the tiger?

3. Where does the talkative man first try to keep his engine?

4. What item does Ranga steal from the family?

5. How does the astrologer's wife respond to his tale of nearly killing someone?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is everyone so afraid of Soma's statue of the god?

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

4. Why does Dr. Raman always tell the truth to patients, no matter how hard it may be for them to hear?

5. What is the exorcist most interested in?

6. What can the god Nataraja do through dancing?

7. What happens when the necklace is found in "Leela's Friend"?

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

9. What kind of camp is Ranga taken to?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose 3 "good" acts done by 3 different characters in "Malgudi Days." Discuss 1) what happens to each character as a result of this act and 2) what message Narayan is trying to convey through these events.

Essay Topic 2

Choose two examples of the government and/or government programs present in "Malgudi Days." Discuss 1) what was going on in India at the time this novel takes place, and 2) how this may have affected Narayan's portrayal of the government and government programs in "Malgudi Days."

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the talkative man in one story that describes his character and life as a youth with how the talkative man is represented in another story about his character and life as an adult.

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