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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. Where does Nataraj know the unexpected visitor from in the beginning of chapter seven?
(a) He is the police inspector from the bus.
(b) He is the tea-shop man from Mempi.
(c) He is the adjournment lawyer's assistant.
(d) He is a second cousin.

2. What does Rangi tell Nataraj about her future with Vasu?
(a) He is going to take her away to Bombay where she will cook for him.
(b) He has paid her in advance for her services for an entire year.
(c) Vasu has proposed marriage to her.
(d) They have no future plans and she will no longer come to him.

3. When does Rangi come to visit Nataraj?
(a) In the morning when she is leaving Vasu's room.
(b) At night while he is printing and the rest are sleeping.
(c) Right before the parade.
(d) During the celebration.

4. What reason does Sastri give for being delayed returning from his niece's wedding?
(a) He was investigating the murder.
(b) He was staying away until the dust settled about Vasu.
(c) After the wedding they went on a pilgrimage.
(d) None of the above.

5. What does Nataraj remove from Vasu's apartment?
(a) Rangi's food bag and the green folder.
(b) The green folder and the stuffed tiger cub.
(c) Vasu's purse and the stuffed tiger cub.
(d) The gun and Rangi's food bag.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does K.J. come to the press?

2. How does Nataraj's wife change when Rangi comes to visit?

3. What does Vasu leave in Nataraj's possession after their discussion about money?

4. What is the state of the arrangements the morning of the celebration?

5. What is the animal hospital like?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Vasu's death discovered and made known?

2. What interaction to Vasu and Nataraj have after Kumar and the mahout leave Mempi?

3. How does Sastri say that demons usually meet their demise?

4. What day do they choose for the celebration, and how do they choose it?

5. How did the police investigation turn out? What was the common belief about Vasu's death?

6. Why did Muthu come to the press to visit Nataraj?

7. What does Sastri learn from Rangi about how Vasu died?

8. What is the final interaction that Nataraj has with the adjournment lawyer? How is this different than the previous ones?

9. What happens when Nataraj enters Vasu's apartment after hearing about his death?

10. What happens when the group with the police inspector go to visit Vasu?

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