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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Vasu want printed?
(a) Advertisements for his business services.
(b) None of the above.
(c) Fliers about a festival.
(d) Business cards and letterhead.

2. What does the lawyer say when Nataraj suggests they use the money he is owed to pay the court fees?
(a) That he will do so if it erases his entire debt.
(b) That the accounts must not be mixed.
(c) That it is a brilliant way of avoiding taxes.
(d) The money will not be enough.

3. What answer does Vasu give Nataraj about whether he found a house to live in?
(a) He doesn't give an answer.
(b) He has a house but he rented it out for the money.
(c) He is no longer looking for a house.
(d) He said his house would be available in several months.

4. What new problem brought on by Vasu bothers Sastri at the press?
(a) Vasu driving away Sen and the poet.
(b) A stuffed hyena at the bottom of the stairs.
(c) All of the above.
(d) The sound of Vasu's heavy boots pacing back and forth.

5. When Nataraj was growing up, why did his uncle give him money every day?
(a) To buy bullets to scare away the crows and squirrels.
(b) To make a donation to the goddess for the sacred animals.
(c) To buy mice for the pet eagle.
(d) To buy sugar to feed the ants.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Nataraj's reaction to the problem the septuagenarian presents?

2. What stories does Sastri tell Nataraj?

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

4. What is the relationship between Nataraj and Vasu like for a couple weeks after the court summons?

5. Which of the following does Vasu accuse Nataraj of?

(see the answer key)

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