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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was lost when Nataraj's grandmother passed away?
(a) The stories of Nataraj's grandfather, an elephant handler.
(b) Family unity between the five brothers and their families.
(c) The ancestral home of the family.
(d) All documentation of Nataraj's existence.

3. What misunderstanding occurs between Vasu and Nataraj?
(a) Vasu expects the cards to be delivered and Nataraj waits for him to pick them up.
(b) Vasu returns expecting his cards to be done, but he still needs to choose type and stationary.
(c) Nataraj printed the wrong information on the cards.
(d) Vasu thinks the cards are a fraction of their real price.

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

5. What is the Star?
(a) The epic poem of Krishna.
(b) The newspaper printed right next door.
(c) The restaurant on the corner.
(d) The newspaper Nataraj prints.

Short Answer Questions

1. What starts a friendly conversation between Nataraj and the tea-shop man?

2. What is the relationship like between Nataraj and his neighbors?

3. What does Nataraj think about Vasu's friend's printing job?

4. In chapter one, what part of the life Nataraj lives do we see?

5. What does Vasu do for a living?

(see the answer key)

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