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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 Raju notice around the temple?

2. Where did Raju's mother move in Chapter 8?

3. How successful was Nalini at launching her new career?

4. What does Raju tell the villagers to do about the new conditions in the village?

5. What story does Raju decide to share with Velan?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Raju feel about the visitors that Nalini would entertain?

2. What caused Raju to focus on Rosie and how did that cause the character to unravel?

3. How is Raju's perception of the world changing?

4. Why did Nalini dance for the men from the local school?

5. When Rosie returned to Raju, why was that not enough for him to straighten out his life?

6. Why did Raju's life unravel in Chapter 7?

7. How did Raju's demeanor change while he was involved with Rosie?

8. How do all of the discussions in the village link together in Chapter 6?

9. Why did Raju keep the letter about the jewelry from Nalini?

10. How did Raju view his role in Nalini's career?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Compare and contrast Marco and Raju. In the areas of work, love, reputation and Rosie/Nalini's life, how were they similar and different?

Essay Topic 3

How did Raju's main character flaw, his preoccupation with reputation, lead the course of his life? Identify and defend the major areas of the novel where Raju had the ability to keep his life on track if he were not so consumed with reputation. In these various instances, why was Raju unable to learn his lesson? What caused Raju to finally see beyond himself?

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