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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What help does Nataraj seek from Sen?
(a) Nataraj asks Sen to act as a go between him and the lawyer.
(b) Nataraj asks Sen to help him find the doctor for Kumar.
(c) Nataraj asks Sen how to defeat a rakshasa.
(d) Nataraj wants Sen to give a message to Vasu.

2. What does Nataraj offer Muthu right away when he recognizes him?
(a) To answer his questions about Vasu.
(b) To pay for the tea and buns he ate in Mempi.
(c) To send money.
(d) To live in his house.

3. When does Rangi come to visit Nataraj?
(a) Right before the parade.
(b) In the morning when she is leaving Vasu's room.
(c) During the celebration.
(d) At night while he is printing and the rest are sleeping.

4. Who is still good friends with Nataraj after Vasu's death?
(a) Sen.
(b) Rangi.
(c) Sastri.
(d) Muthu.

5. How does Nataraj get back to town?
(a) Another eight hour bus ride.
(b) He is given a lift by the doctor.
(c) Vasu offers him a ride.
(d) He rides on Kumar with the mahout.

6. What is the result of the police inspector's attempt to disarm Vasu?
(a) Vasu laughs at the inspector and brushes him off.
(b) Vasu swears retribution on Nataraj and his friends.
(c) The inspector has a dislocated wrist, Vasu has his guns and a broken bed.
(d) The inspector manages to take a gun, but Vasu as an illegal one still hidden in the room.

7. Which of the following best characterizes the effect of the police inspector on Vasu?
(a) Intimidation.
(b) Fear.
(c) Lunacy.
(d) Irritation.

8. How do Nataraj and Sastri raise money for the celebration?
(a) Nataraj charges extra on all printing jobs.
(b) They charge Vasu rent.
(c) They ask for donations.
(d) They sell copies of the book.

9. What does Rangi say about her whereabouts the night of the procession?
(a) She was at home with her grandma.
(b) She has many alibis because she was in the procession all night.
(c) She had gone to Vasu when summoned and he was fine.
(d) She never saw Vasu that night.

10. Where does Nataraj know the unexpected visitor from in the beginning of chapter seven?
(a) He is a second cousin.
(b) He is the tea-shop man from Mempi.
(c) He is the adjournment lawyer's assistant.
(d) He is the police inspector from the bus.

11. What was the general atmosphere of the community for days after Vasu's death?
(a) Relief and subdued celebration.
(b) Fear and mourning.
(c) Blame and anger.
(d) Suspicion and theorizing.

12. What does Rangi tell Nataraj about Vasu?
(a) Vasu plans to shoot Kumar at the parade.
(b) Vasu is slowly going crazy.
(c) Vasu is planning on keeping the celebration money.
(d) Vasu is very ill.

13. What does Sastri divulge about Rangi?
(a) She was the only one that could control Vasu.
(b) She was with Vasu when he died.
(c) She knew the identity of the murderer.
(d) She killed Vasu.

14. What does Nataraj unwittingly do in the crowd at the celebration?
(a) Scare Kumar.
(b) Communicate in public with Rangi.
(c) Yell for Vishnu to save Kumar loud enough that everyone hears it.
(d) Warn the police inspector about Vasu.

15. How do Sastri and Nataraj choose a day for the celebration?
(a) They ask when Kumar will be available.
(b) They get an astrologer to fix the date.
(c) They choose the day of the Goddess.
(d) They choose day the press will be closed.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Kumar?

3. What does Nataraj wonder about his wife and Babu on the day of the celebration?

4. Where does the group that leaves Nataraj's house go when they leave?

5. How do the poet, Sastri, and Nataraj spend the night prior to the parade?

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