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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nataraj answer when Vasu asks him how many people he employs in his press?
(a) As many as I need.
(b) I employ several specialists.
(c) Six people.
(d) Just Sastri.

2. What does Vasu do in the village of Mempi?
(a) Buy Nataraj a whole feast.
(b) Jump into his jeep and head into the jungle, leaving Nataraj stranded.
(c) Defend the village homes from the prowling tiger.
(d) Summon the elephant with a great horn.

3. What profession did Vasu engage in earlier in life?
(a) None of the above.
(b) He was a large game safari hunter that protected travelers as they crossed wilderness.
(c) He was a monk in an isolated monastery.
(d) He was a strong man that performed at markets and fairs crushing granite and bending iron.

4. Does Nataraj have a family of his own?
(a) Yes, he has a wife and a son.
(b) No, his closest family is a brother that lives nearby.
(c) No, he was raised an orphan and never married.
(d) Yes, his four sons have recently married.

5. What does Nataraj see in Vasu's room?
(a) Many stuffed animals, including his own cat.
(b) Decaying skins piled in a corner.
(c) The tiger skin laid out and ready for stuffing.
(d) The head of an elephant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vasu want Nataraj to do for him?

2. What did Vasu hear about when they reached Mempi?

3. What does Nataraj say he should have done if he cared for a peaceful existence?

4. What does Nataraj offer Muthu right away when he recognizes him?

5. What person does Vasu bring into Nataraj's parlor?

(see the answer key)

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