4. Where did Raju's father work?
(a) In the market square.
(b) In his own shop.
(c) At the railway station.
(d) At the doctor's office.

5. What job did Raju take on in Chapter 5?
(a) Snake charmer.
(b) School master.
(c) Professional tour guide.
(d) Station master.

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

7. Where did Raju focus his attention for the business after his father passed?
(a) On the railway shop.
(b) On the hut shop.
(c) On the customers.
(d) On the inventory line.

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

9. 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.

10. What kept Raju's father from returning for dinner nightly when Raju was young?
(a) An affair.
(b) Talking with friends.
(c) Drinking in town.
(d) Tending the the animals.

11. What was the groom's excuse when he didn't pay Raju's father?
(a) He insisted he was robbed.
(b) He clamed to be ill.
(c) He tried to leave town.
(d) He pled poverty.

12. How many trains entered the railway station daily?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

13. Where do Raju and Marco meet?
(a) At the railway station.
(b) In jail.
(c) At the market.
(d) At the barber shop.

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

15. What solution does the school master offer to the children's unwillingness to attend the temple?
(a) He suggests they meet in town.
(b) He suggests he go to the children individually.
(c) He suggests they forget trying to force the children to be educated.
(d) He suggests Raju speak to them.