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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. Where did Raju play when his tree space became crowded?
(a) In the closet.
(b) In the sand.
(c) At the neighbor's house.
(d) In the work trucks.

2. What did Rosie request to see on her trip?
(a) A dancing king cobra.
(b) The Swami.
(c) The temple of the gods.
(d) The local market scene.

3. What services did Marco request?
(a) Raju to fetch him breakfast each morning.
(b) Raju to watch over Rosie while Marco was away.
(c) Raju's friend as his personal driver.
(d) Raju's company on his trip.

4. Who do the children convince to accompany them to the temple?
(a) The village elders.
(b) Children from a neighboring village.
(c) The village officials.
(d) Their parents.

5. What lesson did Raju learn around the railway?
(a) Where to hide at the station.
(b) Anticipating the passengers' needs.
(c) How to sneak onto a train without passage.
(d) Conning money out of passengers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Raju like his new job?

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

3. What job at the railway did Raju inherit in Chapter 3?

4. When did Raju's father pass away?

5. Where did Raju meet Rosie?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did Raju justify that his behavior towards his clients was okay?

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

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

6. What does Malgudi represent for Raju?

7. Why did Raju say he didn't grow up like other normal people?

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

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

10. How is education viewed up through Chapter 3 of the novel?

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