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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are the villagers not sending their children to school?
(a) They need them to tend to the cattle.
(b) They do not have a school teacher.
(c) They are opposed to education.
(d) They need them to pick crops.

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

3. What activity does Raju think classifies him as "night guide to the skies"?
(a) Identifying constellations.
(b) Giving direction by the stars.
(c) Counting the stars.
(d) Studying the moon phases.

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

5. What does the boy at the temple leave behind with Raju?
(a) His fruit.
(b) His shirt.
(c) His blanket.
(d) His flock.

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

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

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

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

10. What explanation did Raju give for his father's behavior towards the station master?
(a) The station master seemed to sneak around the station.
(b) The station master determined who could have a shop at the station.
(c) The station master didn't speak to any natives.
(d) The station master offered praise and raises on a whim.

11. Where is Raju hiding when the villagers stop by the temple?
(a) Up the banana tree.
(b) Behind the hibiscus plant.
(c) Under the table.
(d) In the temple.

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

13. What business decision did Raju make after his father passed?
(a) He closed the hut shop.
(b) He opened another shop.
(c) He hired more help.
(d) He expanded the current shop.

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

15. Where does Chapter 3 take place?
(a) Mysore.
(b) Madras.
(c) Mangal.
(d) Malgudi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Raju and his classmates do with the drain at their teacher's home while he was away?

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

3. What does Velan offer Raju when he returns to the temple?

4. When Raju and Velan meet, who does Velan say is causing him problems?

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

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