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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Forty-Five a Month, Out of Business.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Shanta plan to wear to the movies?
(a) Rainboots.
(b) Pants.
(c) Her best clothes.
(d) Her school uniform.

2. What does the old man end up using to leash the dog by the end of the story?
(a) He never gets to leash the dog again because it runs away.
(b) A metal chain.
(c) A leash made of horse hair.
(d) A leather leash.

3. What reason does Swami give his dad for not wanting to go to school?
(a) He might get attacked by tigers on the way.
(b) He hasn't done his homework.
(c) He fears the bus driver.
(d) He is afraid of the punishment for being late.

4. How many stories are in "Malgudi Days"?
(a) 1.
(b) 58.
(c) 8
(d) 32.

5. What does Soma offer to do to placate the god in lieu of damaging his beloved statue?
(a) Drown himself in a nearby river.
(b) Sacrifice his first-born son.
(c) Cut off his hands.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What skill does Iyer lie to the newcomer on the train about having?

2. Who offers to buy Rama Rao's old house?

3. What musical instrument did the talkative man play in his youth?

4. Where does the talkative man acquire his engine?

5. After he retires, what does Govind Singh receive each month from his employer?

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