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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 job did Raju take on in Chapter 5?
(a) Professional tour guide.
(b) Station master.
(c) School master.
(d) Snake charmer.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Raju like adding to his inventory at the store?

2. How did Raju's new job pay?

3. What does Velan's sister claim Raju has to do to change someone?

4. What does the barber deduce about Raju?

5. Why did Raju's father punish him by the railway?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Raju's skills as a guide enter into his relationship with Rosie?

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

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

7. How does Raju initially regard the other villagers?

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

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

10. Why does Velan defend his out of town visit early in Chapter 1?

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