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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. Who was Raju's assistant?

2. What did the young man at the railway shop call Raju?

3. How does Raju keep track of time at the temple?

4. What did the creditor threaten against Raju?

5. What business decision did Nalini threaten to make when Raju returned?

Short Essay Questions

1. What message does Raju attempt to send to the villagers through Velan's relative?

2. As Nalini continued to manage her career, what did Raju learn about her as a person and in relation to the men in her lives?

3. Besides starting Rosie's dancing career, why was her name change significant?

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

5. After Marco and Rosie's fight, how did the relationship between Rosie and Raju change?

6. How is Raju's message to the village misinterpreted?

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

8. How did Raju feel about being replaced as Nalini's manager?

9. What did Raju propose he and Rosie do about her career?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe the reaction from the Indian Government to Raju's physical condition through the strike. Given the conditions of the village and the purpose of the strike, what is important about the reaction?

Essay Topic 3

Why is it significant that Velan also fasted on alternate days during the hunger strike? Why would he feel compelled to do this? What does this reveal about Velan's character?

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