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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. How does Raman behave toward Daisy when he finishes the sign for her office?

2. Why does Raman take up sign painting?

3. Where does the lawyer take Raman to talk?

4. What does Raman make of the lawyer's requests for his nameboard?

5. What job does Daisy offer Raman?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Raman think of his home?

2. What does the bangle seller tell Raman about his sign?

3. What specific job does the lawyer want Raman to do?

4. What job does Daisy offer Raman?

5. Who is Daisy?

6. Who is Veerappa?

7. What are Raman's dietary preferances?

8. What message is Daisy trying to spread to rural communities?

9. Who does Raman visit at their home?

10. Why does a stranger ask Daisy to talk to his wife?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring Raman's relationship with his customers. What is the nature of these relationships? What is Raman like as a businessman? Use evidence from the text as support.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring the various depictions of spirituality in the book. For which characters is spirituality important, and for whom is it not? Use evidence from the text as support.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring the various settings of the book. Choose one particular setting and describe its significance to the characters and the story as a whole. Why is this setting important to the novel? Use examples from the text as support.

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