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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 was Raju's punishment from his father?

2. Where did Rosie and Marco stay?

3. Who speaks first in Chapter 1?

4. What activity does Raju think classifies him as "night guide to the skies"?

5. Who does Velan's sister agree to marry?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Malgudi represent for Raju?

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

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

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

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

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

8. How do the villagers regard Raju?

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

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

Rosie and Raju both approached their affair with different ambitions and desires. What were their desires and how did they differ? How did they change throughout the novel? What could the reader learn about each character and his or her development based on the changing ambitions and desires?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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