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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Does Nataraj have a family of his own?
(a) Yes, his four sons have recently married.
(b) No, he was raised an orphan and never married.
(c) Yes, he has a wife and a son.
(d) No, his closest family is a brother that lives nearby.

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

3. What does Nataraj think about Vasu's friend's printing job?
(a) The festival would be poorly attended.
(b) The book contained most of the sentiments Vasu missed in life.
(c) The rules were clearly being printed for Vasu's benefit.
(d) None of the above.

4. How much room does Nataraj need for his printing press?
(a) He can just squeeze everything into the place he has.
(b) He uses the back wall of his home where he can line up the machines.
(c) The back room of the place he owns.
(d) A shop downtown with three rooms.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Star?

2. Who currently lives in the house on Kabir Street?

3. What is the first action of Vasu in The Man-eater of Malgudi?

4. Who gives Nataraj cold looks when he runs into them on the street?

5. What happened during the time Nataraj was studying at the Albert Mission?

(see the answer key)

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