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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Raju stop Velan from bowing before he leaves?
(a) He prefers to shake hands.
(b) He doesn't think the bow is enough.
(c) Only God is worthy of that respect.
(d) He doesn't want Velan to leave.

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

3. How does Raju propose solving the problem of educating the children?
(a) He suggests the children are educated in the evenings.
(b) He offers to teach the children.
(c) He offers to hire a school teacher.
(d) He is willing to help on their farms.

4. Who is most "impressed by the grandeur of the whole thing"?
(a) The school master.
(b) The parents.
(c) Raju.
(d) The villagers.

5. 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.

6. What is the name of Raju's love interest?
(a) Rosie.
(b) Lalitha.
(c) Devi.
(d) Meena.

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

8. What does Raju do with the gift Velan gives him as an offering?
(a) Turns it over to the gods.
(b) Accepts it with gratitude.
(c) Refuses to accept it.
(d) Throws it in the river.

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

10. Who did Raju become friends with at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) Geoffery.
(b) Gaffur.
(c) Garison.
(d) Gideon.

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

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

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

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

15. Who does Velan's sister agree to marry?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her cousin.
(c) Her uncle.
(d) Her neighbor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Rosie request to see on her trip?

2. What does Raju's role become at the temple?

3. How did Raju intervene between Rosie and Marco?

4. What did Marco investigate on his trip?

5. What was the groom's excuse when he didn't pay Raju's father?

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