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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. Nataraj denies that Vasu is a tenant, but claims he is what?
(a) An invader.
(b) A friend.
(c) A murderer.
(d) A demon.

2. What does Vasu receive from the forestry department?
(a) A permit to go into forest and shoot duck and deer.
(b) A book of forestry rules.
(c) A big game hunting license.
(d) A warning about trespassing into the forest.

3. What does Nataraj have stashed away up in his attic that he wishes to be rid of?
(a) All of the above.
(b) Old newspapers, magazines and other waste paper.
(c) Scorpions and snakes.
(d) Several animals stuffed by a taxidermist.

4. 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.

5. What does Vasu say when Sen criticizes Nehru?
(a) Vasu tells Sen that if he is wiser than Nehru he should go try to be prime minister.
(b) Vasu agrees wholeheartedly with Sen's criticism.
(c) Vasu tells Sen that Nehru always does the right thing.
(d) Vasu tells Sen that Vasu himself could do a better job being prime minister.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Sastri change the conversation with the septuagenarian?

3. What is Nataraj working on when Vasu wants to take him on a jeep ride?

4. What does Nataraj suddenly fear when Vasu carelessly answers his request for money?

5. How does Nataraj fear the housing affair with Vasu will end?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Vasu bring to the press to meet Nataraj, and what happens?

2. What business does Nataraj do when he is in Mempi?

3. Explain the transaction between Nataraj and the old Moslem.

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

5. Where does Nataraj seek help in resolving his legal affairs?

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

7. How does Vasu respond to Nataraj's first efforts to remove him from the attic?

8. How does Nataraj feel about Vasu living in the attic as he observes him practicing his profession? Why?

9. What does Nataraj do when he has difficulty finding a puppy for the septuagenarian's grandson? How does his own son get involved?

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

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