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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 Nataraj fear the housing affair with Vasu will end?

2. What are the dynamics between Vasu and the poet?

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

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

5. When Nataraj was growing up, why did his uncle give him money every day?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Vasu, what is his history, and what is the first thing he does in his relationship with Nataraj?

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

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

4. What is in the second brown envelope that arrives for Nataraj and who is it from? What does he promise in response to it?

5. What kind of events unfold in chapter one of "The Man-eater of Malgudi?"

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

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

8. What does Nataraj do early every morning?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

In the book The Man-eater of Malgudi, Nataraj goes through a transformation. Write an essay about how Nataraj changes from the beginning of the story to the end.

Part 1. In the beginning of the book, what is important to Nataraj? How well does he fit into his community?

Part 2. As the book progresses, what influences exert pressure on Nataraj and induce change?

Part 3. By the end of the book, how has Nataraj changed? What is important to him? How well does he get along with the community around him?

Essay Topic 3

The interactions between Vasu and Nataraj are especially important in The Man-Eater of Malgudi. Write an essay explaining why.

Part 1. Who do Nataraj and Vasu represent? Why are their interactions so important?

Part 2. Find interactions or dialogue between Vasu and Nataraj and analyze it as it relates to historical figures, groups, and events.

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