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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why must Nataraj stay hidden behind his blue curtain while the court is in session?
(a) So Sastri can screen his visitors.
(b) Because the laywer has filed a petition to delay his summons saying he is out of town.
(c) So no one will interrupt his work.
(d) So that Vasu will not know he is there.

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

3. What does Nataraj worry Vasu will do?
(a) Shoot more sacred animals just to make Nataraj angry.
(b) Legally take the attic from him.
(c) Bring live animals back to the attic.
(d) Take Babu hostage for ransom.

4. How does Vasu choose the details of the printing job he wants done?
(a) Vasu asks Nataraj to choose for him.
(b) Vasu chooses the most expensive of everything.
(c) Vasu has strong likes and dislikes and knows exactly what he wants.
(d) Vasu chooses the cheapest of everthing.

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

6. What happened during the time Nataraj was studying at the Albert Mission?
(a) His grandfather passed away and his father inherited the ancestral home.
(b) He had many dreams about an elephant.
(c) He was betrothed by his family to a girl he refused to marry.
(d) The Star needed a new apprentice and offered him the position.

7. What does Nataraj do early every morning?
(a) Bathe and wash his clothes in the river.
(b) None of the above.
(c) Visit the elephant.
(d) Collect news stories for the paper.

8. Does Nataraj have a family of his own?
(a) No, his closest family is a brother that lives nearby.
(b) No, he was raised an orphan and never married.
(c) Yes, he has a wife and a son.
(d) Yes, his four sons have recently married.

9. How does Nataraj gain leverage in negotiations with the old moslem?
(a) He pulls Vasu into the transaction as someone he is answerable to.
(b) He denies the faults of the paper.
(c) He explains how many employees he has to pay.
(d) None of the above.

10. Why was the printing job Nataraj was working on when Vasu takes him away urgent?
(a) The order was already late.
(b) The daily edition had to be printed early in the day.
(c) It was for a very influential person.
(d) The wedding was in two weeks.

11. Who interrupts Vasu and Nataraj's conversation? What is Vasu's reaction?
(a) The poet interrupts them, and Vasu ignores him.
(b) Sastri interrupts them, and Vasu yells at him.
(c) A woman interrupts them, and Vasu falls respectfully silent when she approaches.
(d) Babu, Nataraj's son interrupts them, and Vasu brushes him off.

12. Which of the following best describes the feelings of the poet about Vasu?
(a) Admiring.
(b) Scornful.
(c) Jealous.
(d) Intimidated.

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

14. What starts a friendly conversation between Nataraj and the tea-shop man?
(a) None of the above.
(b) The tea-shop man needs to print some fliers.
(c) Both have been slighted by Vasu.
(d) The feast that Vasu has paid for.

15. How do Sen and the poet react when Vasu comes into the parlor?
(a) Sen and the poet talk for hours with Vasu about his past.
(b) Sen and the poet argue incessantly with Vasu.
(c) Sen and the poet try to leave when Vasu comes.
(d) Sen and the poet anticipate Vasu's arrival and are despondent without him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following most accurately portrays the conversations between Nataraj and Vasu as of chapter two?

2. What does Nataraj admire about Vasu even when they are no longer friends?

3. How is Vasu at keeping his appointment?

4. Where is the village of Mempi?

5. Which of the following best describes the relationship between Nataraj and Sastri?

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