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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the term "pyol" mean?
(a) Living room.
(b) Porch.
(c) Kitchen.
(d) Floor.

2. When Raju and Velan meet, who does Velan say is causing him problems?
(a) His wife.
(b) His mother.
(c) His half-sister.
(d) His business associate.

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

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

5. What did Raju's father purchase to go with the jutka?
(a) A basket.
(b) A farm pen.
(c) A horse.
(d) A money bag.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Raju's father get permission to do at the railway?

3. What did Raju begin selling in the railway shop?

4. Before joining Raju on the steps of the temple, what does Velan do?

5. What town had Velan been visiting before meeting Raju?

Short Essay Questions

1. What transpired between Raju and Rosie in Chapter 5?

2. Why is it paradoxical that Raju encourages education for the village children?

3. How were Raju's business tactics influenced by his father?

4. Why was Raju given his nickname at the railway?

5. Why does Raju decide he has to stay at the temple?

6. What are Raju's fears when the villagers don't show?

7. How was Raju always able to offer his customers an answer?

8. How does Raju justify staying on at the temple?

9. How did the train station mirror Raju's life?

10. How did the progress at the railway affect Raju's father's business?

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