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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 solution does the school master offer to the children's unwillingness to attend the temple?
(a) He suggests they meet in town.
(b) He suggests he go to the children individually.
(c) He suggests Raju speak to them.
(d) He suggests they forget trying to force the children to be educated.

2. Where did Raju focus his attention for the business after his father passed?
(a) On the railway shop.
(b) On the hut shop.
(c) On the customers.
(d) On the inventory line.

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

4. What did Raju and his classmates do with the drain at their teacher's home while he was away?
(a) They poured chemicals in the drain water.
(b) They dipped their teacher's hat in the water.
(c) They wrapped caterpillars in leaves and threw them in the water.
(d) They floated notebook paper boats in the water.

5. Where did Raju's father work?
(a) At the railway station.
(b) In his own shop.
(c) At the doctor's office.
(d) In the market square.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Raju's father purchase to go with the jutka?

2. Where do Raju and Marco meet?

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

4. Why will the children not go to the temple?

5. What transpired between Marco and Rosie?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why did customers recommend Raju as a top notch guide?

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

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

7. How did the barber deduce information about Raju's life?

8. What is the source of Velan's admiration in Chapter 2?

9. How does Raju initially regard the other villagers?

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

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