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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was the printing job Nataraj was working on when Vasu takes him away urgent?
(a) It was for a very influential person.
(b) The order was already late.
(c) The wedding was in two weeks.
(d) The daily edition had to be printed early in the day.

2. What help does Nataraj seek from Sen?
(a) Nataraj asks Sen to help him find the doctor for Kumar.
(b) Nataraj asks Sen to act as a go between him and the lawyer.
(c) Nataraj asks Sen how to defeat a rakshasa.
(d) Nataraj wants Sen to give a message to Vasu.

3. After the court summons, what is the next thing official thing to arrive for Nataraj in a brown envelope?
(a) None of the above.
(b) A notice of complaints from municipal authority about the sanitation of the tanning business at the press.
(c) The notice of a new date for the court hearing.
(d) A bill from the lawyer for an extravagant amount of money.

4. What does Vasu bring with him when he returns from Mempi?
(a) The head of a tiger.
(b) The printing order from the tea-shop man.
(c) Invitations to a procession with an elephant.
(d) The tea-shop man.

5. What does the old Moslem tell Nataraj about his paper?
(a) It is too old and completely brown.
(b) He should store it differently.
(c) It is the best in the neighborhood.
(d) He does not want it.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Sen help Nataraj?

3. How does Vasu end up in Nataraj's attic?

4. What does Nataraj have stashed away up in his attic that he wishes to be rid of?

5. What did Vasu hear about when they reached Mempi?

(see the answer key)

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