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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Raju's role become at the temple?
(a) Teaching the parents about life and spiritual matters.
(b) Praying in silence for long periods of time.
(c) Teaching the children when the school master is away.
(d) Keeping order in the temple.

2. Why was Velan out of town?
(a) He was conducting business.
(b) He was visiting family.
(c) He was visiting the carnival.
(d) He was seeking medicine.

3. How much did the groom offer to pay Raju's father to keep the equipment?
(a) 50 rupees.
(b) 125 rupees.
(c) 100 rupees.
(d) 75 rupees.

4. Why will the children not go to the temple?
(a) They are afraid of crocodiles.
(b) They are afraid of Raju.
(c) Their parents will not allow it.
(d) They do not want to be educated.

5. What state did Raju's father's death leave for Raju's mother?
(a) She was a financially comfortable widow.
(b) She had the means to get by, but it is sparse
(c) She was left with nothing and must move in with Raju.
(d) She was left with money she didn't know her husband had.

Short Answer Questions

1. What life decision did Raju need to make in Chapter 3?

2. Who does Raju speak to at the beginning of Chapter 4?

3. What did Raju's father get permission to do at the railway?

4. Where did Raju learn the story that he tells Velan in the temple?

5. What does Velan give Raju in appreciation of helping his sister?

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