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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the office that Nataraj must visit?
(a) Next door to the courthouse.
(b) All the way across town.
(c) Over a cotton factory.
(d) In Mempi.

2. What does speaking to Vasu remind Nataraj of?
(a) Speaking to his father when he was a little boy.
(b) Taming a wild tiger.
(c) Speaking with a foreigner.
(d) None of the above.

3. How does Sastri change the conversation with the septuagenarian?
(a) Sastri tells the old man to leave the building.
(b) Sastri knows more of the story and shares his insight.
(c) Sastri mentions Vasu as the possible offender.
(d) Sastri demands action.

4. What is Nataraj's reaction to the problem the septuagenarian presents?
(a) Nataraj tells him that it's not his problem.
(b) Nataraj wishes he would just go away.
(c) Nataraj is deeply moved by the old man's plight.
(d) Nataraj vows to help him.

5. In chapter one, what part of the life Nataraj lives do we see?
(a) We see the relationships Nataraj has with other people.
(b) We see the history of the house on Kabir Street.
(c) All of the above.
(d) We see what Nataraj's life is normally like.

Short Answer Questions

1. What problem was encountered printing the poet's manuscript?

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

3. What does Nataraj promise the Septuagenaraian in order to appease him?

4. What does Nataraj say he should have done if he cared for a peaceful existence?

5. What does Vasu do for a living?

(see the answer key)

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