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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Raju stay in relation to Marco and Rosie?
(a) Across town.
(b) Across the hall.
(c) In an adjoining room.
(d) Down the hill.

2. How did the relationship between Rosie and Raju change?
(a) They lived as husband and wife.
(b) They went through a period where they did not speak to each other.
(c) They became friends only.
(d) They began to act as siblings.

3. During the course of Nalini's career, what was Raju doing and justifying that upset Nalini?
(a) He was spending out of control.
(b) He was having an affair.
(c) He was destroying the careers of Nalini's competition.
(d) He was staying out late at the bars.

4. What is Raju's favorite season?
(a) The harvesting season.
(b) The rainy season.
(c) The planting season.
(d) The dry season.

5. How long did Raju have to stay away from the home?
(a) Six months.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) A month.
(d) Three days.

6. What story does Raju decide to share with Velan?
(a) The story of the fox and rabbit.
(b) The truth about his past.
(c) A parable about the rains.
(d) Gossip about the villagers.

7. Who offers Raju an update on the village violence?
(a) Velan's nephew.
(b) Velan's sister.
(c) Velan's uncle.
(d) Velan's brother.

8. What happens to the cattle when the village conditions change?
(a) They die of dehydration.
(b) They drown crossing the river.
(c) They pass out from heat stroke.
(d) The contract an illness.

9. What happened when Raju went to court?
(a) The judge sentenced him to prison.
(b) The case was thrown out.
(c) His lawyer secured an adjournment.
(d) He was found not guilty.

10. What did Raju wear to look important for his meeting with the men from the school?
(a) A wristwatch.
(b) A sherwani.
(c) A dhoti.
(d) A turban.

11. How did Marco view Raju?
(a) He believed Raju couldn't be trusted.
(b) He accepted Raju as family.
(c) He idolized Raju as a guide.
(d) He thought Raju was beneath him.

12. What did Raju receive in the mail that he tried to keep from Nalini?
(a) A set of blackmail pictures.
(b) A poor review of Nalini's performance.
(c) Divorce papers from Marco.
(d) A copy of Marco's book.

13. What did the creditor threaten against Raju?
(a) To punish him.
(b) To kill him.
(c) To take him to court.
(d) To put him in prison.

14. How long does Velan suggest Raju fast?
(a) Five days.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) One month.
(d) Twelve days.

15. Who disliked the time Raju and Rosie spent together?
(a) Joseph.
(b) Raju.
(c) Gaffur.
(d) Marco.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sentence did Raju receive at his trial?

2. What causes the villagers to be angry with the shopkeeper?

3. What was the concern of the young man Raju left in charge of the railway store?

4. Where were Rosie's books kept?

5. What was Raju's main concern while he was involved with Rosie?

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