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

2. Who does Raju request be sent to the temple?
(a) The children.
(b) The parents.
(c) The village leaders.
(d) The school master.

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

4. In Chapter 5, what job did Raju's new friend have?
(a) Taxi driver.
(b) Bus driver.
(c) Limo driver.
(d) Caravan driver.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Raju offer the boy by the river?

2. Who speaks first in Chapter 1?

3. Where did Rosie and Marco stay?

4. What did Raju dislike about his last residence?

5. Where does the original conversation in Chapter 4 take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was it significant that the author had Raju's father die in the rainy season?

2. What role did the railway play in Raju's family?

3. What is revealed about Raju's personality by the fact that he asked the school master to teach at the temple?

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

5. What raised Marco's estimation of Raju?

6. Why does Raju avoid Velan's sister's wedding?

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

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

9. How does the structure of the writing style in Chapter 1 portray the inner workings of the protagonist's mind?

10. How do the villagers regard Raju?

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