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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the village of Mempi?
(a) A three hour jeep ride from Malgudi.
(b) All of the above.
(c) At the foot of a great mountain range.
(d) At the edge of the jungle.

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

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

4. How long does Vasu say the jeep ride he takes Nataraj on will take?
(a) The afternoon.
(b) A couple hours.
(c) Until evening.
(d) Five minutes.

5. What is the relationship between Nataraj and Vasu like for a couple weeks after the court summons?
(a) They have an argument and then re-establish peace.
(b) They often fight in public.
(c) They engage in sabotaging each other's lives.
(d) They leave each other entirely alone.

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

7. Which of the following most accurately portrays the conversations between Nataraj and Vasu as of chapter two?
(a) Succinct and professional.
(b) Lengthy and thoughtful.
(c) Personal and private.
(d) Abrasive and slightly hostile.

8. What does Nataraj ask Vasu for at the tea-shop in Mempi?
(a) To take him back to Malgudi.
(b) To save the village from the tiger.
(c) To be left alone.
(d) Money to buy something to eat.

9. What makes Vasu change and become soft and agreeable?
(a) The presence of women.
(b) When Nataraj threatens to evict him.
(c) When everyone compliments him.
(d) The presence of an official.

10. How does Nataraj fear the housing affair with Vasu will end?
(a) With Vasu living above the press forever.
(b) With Vasu murdering him.
(c) With the loss of the friendship between him and Vasu.
(d) With him in jail and Vasu running the press as a museum.

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

12. Which of the following best describes Vasu?
(a) Loud, egotistical, and invasive.
(b) Quiet, manipulative, and resentful.
(c) Strong, kind, and slightly confused.
(d) Demanding, sincere, and strongwilled.

13. What was lost when Nataraj's grandmother passed away?
(a) All documentation of Nataraj's existence.
(b) Family unity between the five brothers and their families.
(c) The stories of Nataraj's grandfather, an elephant handler.
(d) The ancestral home of the family.

14. What does Nataraj call Vasu?
(a) The life of his office.
(b) His tenant.
(c) A man-eater.
(d) His best friend.

15. Which of the following does Vasu accuse Nataraj of?
(a) Turning the neighbors against him.
(b) Setting the forestry officer on him.
(c) Pretending to be his friend when he was not.
(d) Stealing some of his merchandise.

Short Answer Questions

1. What misunderstanding occurs between Vasu and Nataraj?

2. What are the dynamics between Vasu and the poet?

3. How does Vasu end up in Nataraj's attic?

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

5. What person does Vasu bring into Nataraj's parlor?

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