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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Raju promise his mother when he took on his new job?

2. Who does Raju request be sent to the temple?

3. What state did Raju's father's death leave for Raju's mother?

4. How did Raju's new job pay?

5. Where did Marco spend his time?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do the villagers regard Raju?

3. After the groom left with the jutka, what did Raju's parents discover?

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

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

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

7. What does Malgudi represent for Raju?

8. Why is Raju able to separate himself from the truth when dealing with others?

9. What raised Marco's estimation of Raju?

10. How does Raju advance his character's transformation in Chapter 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain Rosie's complex feelings toward Marco. Why were her feelings towards him ever changing? What influenced her mood toward him?

Essay Topic 2

What purpose does it serve for the author to continually switch tense and perspective in the narrative? If the author were to use only one perspective through the entire novel, which would be most effective and why? What information would the reader no longer be privy to if the author followed your suggestion?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Raju go on a hunger strike even after telling Velan the truth about who he is? How does this help perpetuate the transformation in Raju?

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