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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job at the railway did Raju inherit in Chapter 3?
(a) Sweeping the station floor.
(b) Driving a train.
(c) Running the station shop.
(d) Directing passengers.

2. Where did Raju learn the story that he tells Velan in the temple?
(a) From his mother.
(b) From his cousin.
(c) From his grandmother.
(d) From his father.

3. How much did the groom offer to pay Raju's father for the use of his equipment?
(a) Two rupees a week.
(b) Two rupees a month.
(c) Two rupees a year.
(d) Two rupees a day.

4. How did Raju assist his father with work?
(a) He covered for his father during lunch.
(b) He loaned his own money to the business.
(c) He was the errand boy.
(d) He entertained customers.

5. In Chapter 2, where does Raju establish his new throne at the temple?
(a) The greatest peak.
(b) The garden area.
(c) The inner temple.
(d) The front gate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Velan's sister agree to marry?

2. Where did Raju's father work?

3. What kept Raju's father from returning for dinner nightly when Raju was young?

4. How did Raju's mother describe their animals?

5. What is a jutka?

(see the answer key)

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