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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many people work with Nataraj at his press?
(a) None of the above.
(b) Nataraj worked with his whole family at the press.
(c) Just one, an old man called Sastri.
(d) A foreman, an office boy, a compositor, a binder and an accountant.

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

3. What had lived before in the house on Kabir street?
(a) A taxidermist.
(b) Nataraj's extended family, consisting of four uncles and their families.
(c) A wealthy family that wanted Nataraj to marry their daughter.
(d) The owner of the Star.

4. What is the first action of Vasu in The Man-eater of Malgudi?
(a) The first action of Vasu is to order a large printing job.
(b) The first action of Vasu is to threaten Nataraj.
(c) The first action of Vasu is to barge through the curtain, violating the traditions of Nataraj's press.
(d) The first action of Vasu is to show Nataraj a selection of his work.

5. Who gives Nataraj cold looks when he runs into them on the street?
(a) His extended family.
(b) The politicians.
(c) The owners of the Star.
(d) The girl he spurned at the market.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sen like to discuss?

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

3. Which of the following best describes a philosophy practiced by Vasu?

4. Does Nataraj have a family of his own?

5. Which of the following best describes the kind of man that Nataraj is?

(see the answer key)

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