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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the talkative man acquire his engine?
(a) By stealing it.
(b) By inheriting it.
(c) By saving for months.
(d) By winning a raffle.

2. What did Rama Rao used to do before he lost his business?
(a) Run a hospital.
(b) Sell fruit.
(c) Sell records.
(d) Run a bank.

3. What does the talkative man sell for a living?
(a) Fertilizer.
(b) Figurines.
(c) Medicines.
(d) Clothes.

4. How does the blind man initially befriend the dog?
(a) He gives it toys.
(b) He gives it a bath.
(c) He gives it food.
(d) He puts a blanket on it.

5. How does the astrologer's wife respond to his tale of nearly killing someone?
(a) She is shocked.
(b) She divorces him.
(c) She faints.
(d) She is mad that he didn't finish the job.

Short Answer Questions

1. What damage does the falling tree do to Soma's beloved statue?

2. How does Atilla react to Ranga?

3. What item does the man in the green blazer buy for a motherless boy?

4. Who does Atilla bother the most as a puppy?

5. From whom does the dog initially defend the blind man?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Iyer's threat of embarrassment particularly threatening to the newcomer on the train?

2. What happens with Rama Rao's suicide attempt?

3. Why is the talkative man unable to run over the swami?

4. What can the god Nataraja do through dancing?

5. Why does Swami feel the need to make up such a complicated story about why he doesn't want to go to school?

6. Why does the cobbler refuse the gift the hippie offers as he leaves?

7. Why does the lady of the house compare Atilla to a detective instead of a watchdog?

8. Why is Govind Singh afraid of the registered letter he gets from his former employer?

9. What gifts does Rao plan to bring to the woman he slapped nearly 50 years ago?

10. What makes Iswaren demoralized in "Iswaren"?

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