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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. After the court summons, what is the next thing official thing to arrive for Nataraj in a brown envelope?

2. What does Nataraj worry Vasu will do?

3. What is the state of the citrus tree behind the house on Kabir Street?

4. Who comes and wants to ask Nataraj questions about Vasu?

5. Who gives Nataraj cold looks when he runs into them on the street?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to the transaction with the client that Nataraj left waiting when he left with Vasu?

2. What happens when the forestry officer comes to the press looking for Vasu?

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

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

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

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

7. What does Vasu receive in the mail from the forestry department, and what is his reaction to it?

8. Who does Nataraj employ at the printing press? What is his relationship with his hired help?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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