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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Nataraj offer Muthu right away when he recognizes him?
(a) To answer his questions about Vasu.
(b) To send money.
(c) To pay for the tea and buns he ate in Mempi.
(d) To live in his house.

3. How does Nataraj control the situation in his parlor?
(a) He doesn't, he lets it unfold as it will.
(b) He sends Vasu out on frequent errands.
(c) He removes the Queen Anne chair.
(d) He defends Sen and the poet all the time.

4. What does Vasu receive from the forestry department?
(a) A book of forestry rules.
(b) A big game hunting license.
(c) A warning about trespassing into the forest.
(d) A permit to go into forest and shoot duck and deer.

5. What does Nataraj tell Vasu's friend about the printing job?
(a) That it will be expensive to print.
(b) To make careful final revisions and then bring it back.
(c) That there is a long waiting period to get things printed.
(d) That he needs to be paid up front.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following best describes the relationship between Nataraj and Sastri?

2. Why does Nataraj feel silly in Mempi?

3. What does the old Moslem tell Nataraj about his paper?

4. What does Nataraj ask Vasu for at the tea-shop in Mempi?

5. Which of the following best describes Vasu?

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