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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How do Sen and the poet react when Vasu comes into the parlor?
(a) Sen and the poet argue incessantly with Vasu.
(b) Sen and the poet talk for hours with Vasu about his past.
(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.

5. What move was taken to preserve peace between the five brothers and their families?
(a) None of the above.
(b) Nataraj's grandfother split the family up and emptied the house.
(c) The brothers were sent in different directions to learn careers.
(d) A printing press was started to make them work together.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following best describes the feelings of the poet about Vasu?

2. What is the Star?

3. What does Vasu bring back to the building with him all the time after he starts going to the forest?

4. How does Vasu choose the details of the printing job he wants done?

5. How does Nataraj feel about having the taxidermy business upstairs?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nataraj fear that Vasu will do in order to retaliate regarding the forestry officer and what does he do about it?

2. Explain the relationship developing in chapter two between Vasu and Nataraj. What are their interactions like?

3. What happens when the forestry officer comes to the press looking for Vasu?

4. Who does Nataraj employ at the printing press? What is his relationship with his hired help?

5. How do Sen and Vasu get along?

6. Explain how Vasu arranges to move into Nataraj's attic.

7. What goes on the front room of the shop that Nataraj runs?

8. What is the affair regarding the septuagenarian and a dog?

9. What was the bus ride back to Malgudi like for Nataraj?

10. Describe the business that Nataraj runs.

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