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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Vasu explain the stuffed hyena?

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

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

4. What does Nataraj do early every morning?

5. What does Nataraj call Vasu?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the story of the house on Kabir Street?

4. What is the purpose of the blue curtain separating the two rooms of the printing press, and why is this important to Nataraj?

5. What is the friendship between Vasu and Nataraj like after Nataraj tells Vasu he will need the attic?

6. How are the relationships Nataraj has with the people around him?

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

8. What happens when Vasu returns, and what does he want to show Nataraj?

9. When Nataraj goes into the attic with Vasu, what does he see? What transpires then between Vasu and Nataraj?

10. How does Nataraj feel about Vasu living upstairs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about the religious and political affairs of India during the mid-twentieth century.

Part 1. Explain the British occupation and the consequences it had on Indian culture and life.

Part 2. Describe the non-violent protests that expelled the English. Who were the major players in the revolution? How did they achieve their goals?

Part 3. What were the major religions present in India at the time, and what happened when the English left?

Essay Topic 2

The concept of pride is a recurring theme in the book The Man-eater of Malgudi. Write an essay about pride and how it relates to the book.

Part 1. What is pride? What forms can it take and what influences or changes its qualities?

Part 2. How does pride play a role in the novel The Man-eater of Malgudi? What message does the book have about it?

Essay Topic 3

At the end of the book The Man-eater of Malgudi, the townspeople assume that Nataraj has murdered Vasu. Write an essay about this topic.

Part 1. Why do the people assume Nataraj has murdered Vasu? What is the historical statement that R.K. Narayan is trying to make?

Part 2. How does Nataraj feel about being accused of the murder? What does he do to establish his innocence?

Part 3. If Vasu had been alive when Nataraj went up to his room to save Kumar during the procession, do you think Nataraj would have succeeded? What would the outcome of that show down have been?

Part 4. How does the accusation of murder affect Nataraj after the affair is over? What are the long term consequences for him?

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