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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What profession did Vasu engage in earlier in life?
(a) None of the above.
(b) He was a large game safari hunter that protected travelers as they crossed wilderness.
(c) He was a monk in an isolated monastery.
(d) He was a strong man that performed at markets and fairs crushing granite and bending iron.

2. What did Vasu hear about when they reached Mempi?
(a) There was a wild elephant nearby in the jungle.
(b) The forestry service was taking the week off.
(c) Several poachers had been shot and killed.
(d) There had been a tiger prowling through town the previous night.

3. What does Nataraj do early every morning?
(a) None of the above.
(b) Bathe and wash his clothes in the river.
(c) Collect news stories for the paper.
(d) Visit the elephant.

4. What does Nataraj use his parlor for?
(a) Nataraj lets any passerby who needs a rest have a seat in his parlour.
(b) All of the above.
(c) He keeps his printing machines in his parlour.
(d) He decorates his parlour with pictures so people think he has a family.

5. What is Nataraj's poet friend trying to accomplish?
(a) Nataraj's poet friend is writing the life of Krishna is monsyllabic verse.
(b) Nataraj's poet friend is documenting the life of the town in poems.
(c) Nataraj's poet friend is determined to prove Nataraj has no family.
(d) Nataraj's poet friend wants Nataraj to marry his sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. What move was taken to preserve peace between the five brothers and their families?

2. Which of the following best describes Vasu's presence in the parlor?

3. What is the state of the citrus tree behind the house on Kabir Street?

4. Which of the following best describes the feelings of the poet about Vasu?

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

(see the answer key)

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