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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nataraj call Vasu?
(a) His best friend.
(b) His tenant.
(c) The life of his office.
(d) A man-eater.

2. How do the poet, Sastri, and Nataraj spend the night prior to the parade?
(a) Printing a copy of the poet's book.
(b) Collecting money.
(c) Printing labels for fruit juice.
(d) Finding ways to save Kumar.

3. What does Nataraj have stashed away up in his attic that he wishes to be rid of?
(a) All of the above.
(b) Old newspapers, magazines and other waste paper.
(c) Several animals stuffed by a taxidermist.
(d) Scorpions and snakes.

4. What stories does Sastri tell Nataraj?
(a) Sastri tells stories of how rakshasas bring down those of great might.
(b) Sastri tells stories about men who don't know their own powers.
(c) Sastri tells stories about how to kill a rakshasa.
(d) Sastri tells Nataraj about the falls of many seemingly invincible rakshasas.

5. What problem was encountered printing the poet's manuscript?
(a) They had misplaced the original manuscript.
(b) They ran out of the letters K and R.
(c) They did not have the special binding to present the work to the temple.
(d) They ran out of black ink and had to use magenta.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nataraj tell Vasu's friend about the printing job?

2. What is Nataraj's idea to keep Kumar safe?

3. What activity does Vasu start to engage in as his poaching becomes more difficult?

4. How do Sen and the poet react when Vasu comes into the parlor?

5. What does Vasu say when Sen criticizes Nehru?

(see the answer key)

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