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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 is the population of one of the villages Daisy and Raman visit?

2. How does Daisy treat children?

3. Who accosts Daisy at the temple?

4. What are Raman's dietary preferences?

5. What does Raman do for work?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Raman find it difficult to be around Daisy?

2. What does Raman offer to the bangle shop owner?

3. What does Raman do for work?

4. What does Raman realize about Daisy during their travels?

5. Who is Veerappa?

6. What does Raman warn people about a nameboard at the lawyer's house?

7. What is Daisy passionate about?

8. Who does Raman visit at their home?

9. Why does Raman leave the lawyer's house annoyed?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring Raman and Daisy's marriage. What is the nature of this marriage, and why does it eventually fail? Use evidence from the text as support.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring Raman and his beliefs about society. What does Raman dislike about the world and people around him? Use evidence from the text as support.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring Daisy's personality. Raman notes several times throughout the novel that Daisy is a peculiar women, and unlike anyone he has ever met. What makes Daisy so unique in terms of personality? Use evidence from the text as support.

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