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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Raju tell the villagers to do about the new conditions in the village?
(a) Pray harder.
(b) Chant at the temple.
(c) There is nothing they can do.
(d) Bring more offerings.

2. What did the groom offer to buy for Raju's father?
(a) Wheat.
(b) A new rug.
(c) A lamp light.
(d) Horse grain.

3. How did Raju's mother describe their animals?
(a) A necessary evil.
(b) A strict commodity.
(c) A sufficient bother.
(d) As joyous company.

4. What lesson did Raju learn around the railway?
(a) Where to hide at the station.
(b) Anticipating the passengers' needs.
(c) Conning money out of passengers.
(d) How to sneak onto a train without passage.

5. Why does Raju change his reaction to the gifts at this point from how he responded in the beginning of the novel?
(a) He thinks the gifts are beneath him.
(b) He is embarrassed by the gifts.
(c) He wants the villagers to think he has very little so they will bring more.
(d) He is desperate for money.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Raju's mother respond to giving him the gift to pay off his debt?

2. What explanation did Raju give for his father's behavior towards the station master?

3. What bothered Raju about Nalini's business?

4. Who is injured in the clash with the shopkeeper?

5. What does Raju do with the gifts that the villagers continue to bring him?

(see the answer key)

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