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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why has the adjournment lawyer had a hard time financially?
(a) He is negligent about handling money.
(b) The people he helps can't pay their bills.
(c) Since his daughters wedding he has had to give many gifts to his in-laws.
(d) Few people seek legal council.

2. Who currently lives in the house on Kabir Street?
(a) Just Nataraj.
(b) A famous elephant trainer.
(c) The owners of the Star.
(d) Nataraj, his wife, and son Babu.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vasu bring back to the building with him all the time after he starts going to the forest?

2. Why was Nataraj a little disappointed that Vasu was not drunk during the jeep ride to Mempi?

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

4. What does Nataraj answer when Vasu asks him how many people he employs in his press?

5. What does Nataraj tell Vasu's friend about the printing job?

(see the answer key)

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