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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Snake-Song, Engine Trouble.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has it taken Soma to make his statue of a god?
(a) 5 months.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 50 years.

2. What does the talkative man hit accidentally with his engine?
(a) The side of the library.
(b) A compound wall.
(c) His own house.
(d) Someone's house.

3. What ailment does Swami try to use to stay home from school?
(a) A headache.
(b) A tummy ache.
(c) A sore throat.
(d) A bad cold.

4. What does the swami want the talkative man to do to him with his engine?
(a) Drive him to the next town over.
(b) Demonstrate it so they both can make money.
(c) Let him borrow it.
(d) Run him over.

5. Whose death causes the blind man to put a rope on the dog?
(a) His daughter's.
(b) His landlord's.
(c) The old woman's.
(d) His son's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Dr. Raman known for?

2. What happens to Soma's house after he shows people the statue?

3. How long does it take Gopal to become ill?

4. Where does Govind Singh work?

5. Where does the talkative man sleep when the tiger comes?

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