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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What action does Vasu take regarding where he lives?
(a) He tries to hide his business so as to not bother anyone.
(b) He starts looking for a house.
(c) He files a complaint against Nataraj as a landlord.
(d) He threatens Nataraj against trying to evict him.

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

3. Who comes and wants to ask Nataraj questions about Vasu?
(a) The septuagenarian.
(b) The adjournment lawyer.
(c) The forestry officer.
(d) The police inspector.

4. Who does Nataraj consult to help decide what to do about Vasu?
(a) His wife.
(b) Kavi, the poet.
(c) Sen.
(d) All of the above.

5. What does Vasu do for a living?
(a) Vasu is a hunter.
(b) Vasu is a taxidermist.
(c) Vasu is police officer.
(d) Vasu is out of work.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why must Nataraj stay hidden behind his blue curtain while the court is in session?

2. How does Nataraj feel about the enmity between him and Vasu?

3. What does Nataraj call Vasu?

4. What did Vasu hear about when they reached Mempi?

5. How does Nataraj gain leverage in negotiations with the old moslem?

(see the answer key)

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