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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 does the boy at the temple leave behind with Raju?

2. How much did the groom offer to pay Raju's father for the use of his equipment?

3. What business decision did Raju make after his father passed?

4. What activity did Raju and his father share?

5. Why does Raju stop Velan from bowing before he leaves?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Malgudi represent for Raju?

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

9. What raised Marco's estimation of Raju?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Raju's obsession with Rosie/Nalini change over time? What motives launched his obsession? What continued to motivate his obsession in the late stages of their relationship? What caused the change in dynamics?

Essay Topic 2

How did Raju's gift to constantly meet everyone's needs help him to get ahead in life? In what ways did it hold him back? What made him unable to say "no" to others?

Essay Topic 3

What power did Raju derive from Nalini? How did he try to capitalize on this power? In what ways was he both successful and unsuccessful?

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