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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. What was lost when Nataraj's grandmother passed away?

2. Why was the printing job Nataraj was working on when Vasu takes him away urgent?

3. What advice does Nataraj receive about Vasu?

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

5. Does Nataraj have a family of his own?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Nataraj end up on a long day trip with no money and with a client waiting in his press?

2. How does Nataraj feel about Vasu living upstairs?

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

4. What does Nataraj do early every morning?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author of The Man-eater of Malgudi is a respected and prolific author. Write an essay about R.K. Narayan.

Part 1. Biography. Where did R.K. Narayan grow up and study? When did he live and what important events did he witness?

Part 2. What influence on his work did the political situation of era he lived in have?

Part 3. What others works has he produced and what recognition has he received?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The story of The Man-Eater of Malgudi takes place in India. Why is India a significant setting for this story?

Part 1. Why did R.K. Narayan choose India to be the setting for this story? Could it have taken place anywhere else?

Part 2. What cultural aspects of India are important for a full understanding of the story?

Part 3. What historical aspects of India are important for a full understanding of the story?

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