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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. Where does Raju follow the man in the green jacket?

2. What does the talkative man sell for a living?

3. Where does the astrologer set up his shop?

4. What does the talkative man hit accidentally with his engine?

5. What kind of marriage does Ramanujan want for Kamakshi?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kannan know he will fight about with his wife when he returns from gambling?

2. How does the reader know how much time passes during "The Axe"?

3. Why is Govind Singh afraid of the registered letter he gets from his former employer?

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

5. Why must Sambu meet with the tufted-beard man even though he doesn't want to?

6. What kind of relationship do Mohan and Selvi have?

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

8. Why does Raman think Daisy may have left him?

9. What makes Iswaren demoralized in "Iswaren"?

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

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

Analyze the relationship between two characters in any story in "Malgudi Days." Is it healthy? Unhealthy? What does each character get out of the relationship? What is the symbolism in certain parts of their connection to each other? What message is Narayan trying to convey through these two characters' relationship with each other?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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