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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Raju meet Rosie?
(a) At his mother's house.
(b) At the train station.
(c) At the hotel.
(d) At the market.

3. How did Raju's father treat the station master?
(a) With adoration.
(b) With skepticism.
(c) With humble sumission.
(d) With indifference.

4. How did the town celebrate the new industrial progress?
(a) Town officials received raises.
(b) New jobs were awarded to each family.
(c) Everone was given the day off.
(d) A parade was thrown.

5. Which perspective is used to tell the story at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Velan's view.
(b) The omniscient narrator.
(c) Raju's past tense view.
(d) Raju's present tense view.

6. Who is looking for Raju at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) The temple gardener.
(b) Velan.
(c) The sheep herder's uncle.
(d) Rosie.

7. What does Velan give Raju in appreciation of helping his sister?
(a) A fruit tray.
(b) A bag of gold.
(c) A book of prayers.
(d) A statue of a god.

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

9. Why does Raju stay involved with the villagers?
(a) He feels a closeness to them.
(b) They bring him food daily.
(c) He wants to watch how they live.
(d) He has a plan for his escape.

10. What transpired between Marco and Rosie?
(a) A disagreement.
(b) A friendship.
(c) A hatred.
(d) A love affair.

11. What does Raju offer the boy by the river?
(a) A plantain.
(b) A mango.
(c) A kiwi.
(d) An apple.

12. What town had Velan been visiting before meeting Raju?
(a) Mysore.
(b) Mangal.
(c) Madras.
(d) Malgudi.

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

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

15. What activity did Raju and his father share?
(a) Playing.
(b) Praying.
(c) Hunting.
(d) Home schooling.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is most "impressed by the grandeur of the whole thing"?

2. Where did Marco stay for the remainder of his trip?

3. Why did Raju like adding to his inventory at the store?

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

5. Who gave Raju his nickname?

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