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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the landlord sleep at night?
(a) In his bathtub.
(b) Across his building doorway.
(c) In a posh hotel.
(d) In a very fancy bed.

2. Where does Ranga's family live?
(a) In a village 25 miles away.
(b) With him in the apartment.
(c) He doesn't have a family.
(d) In a houseboat.

3. Who is Leela?
(a) Sidda's new boss.
(b) Sidda's wife.
(c) Another gardener in the Sivasanker household.
(d) The child Sidda must take care of.

4. What does the hippie give the cobbler to smoke?
(a) A cigar.
(b) A home-rolled cigarette.
(c) A store-bought cigarette.
(d) Some firewood.

5. What is Sambu's mother's actual medical condition?
(a) Cancer.
(b) A tumor.
(c) She eats too little and faints.
(d) She is wracked with guilt.

6. What has happened to Sambu's father?
(a) He has been jailed.
(b) He has died.
(c) He ran away.
(d) No one is sure, but he is missing.

7. How old is Rao?
(a) 75.
(b) 90.
(c) Nearly 100.
(d) 80.

8. Where is the hippie from?
(a) We never really find out.
(b) Bangalore.
(c) Paris.
(d) San Francisco.

9. For how long each day does Ayah take care of Radha?
(a) Until Radha tells her she can leave.
(b) All day -- 12 hours or so.
(c) Just as long as class lasts.
(d) As long as she is needed for medical reasons.

10. Where does the hippie encounter the cobbler?
(a) In the town square.
(b) In the shopping mall.
(c) In city hall.
(d) Outside of a temple.

11. What was the hippie in his younger years?
(a) A soldier.
(b) He's never really had a job.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A teacher.

12. What is the town fair like?
(a) It is filthy and suspicious.
(b) It is quiet and deserted.
(c) It is dangerous and violent.
(d) It is loud and very wild.

13. Who does the landlord call to get rid of the noises in his building?
(a) An exorcist.
(b) His cousins.
(c) The police.
(d) An exterminator.

14. What animal does the boy's father capture in the forest in "Naga"?
(a) A tiny monkey.
(b) A dangerous but pretty fish.
(c) A poisonous frog.
(d) A beautiful bird.

15. How has the boy in "Naga" made money as a child?
(a) He has worked as a snake charmer.
(b) He has sold lucky rocks he finds.
(c) He has begged for money.
(d) He has joined the circus.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the lost boy?

2. What does Selvi do for a living?

3. What has happened to Naga?

4. What is Rao still able to do?

5. Why was Rao forced to retire?

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