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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. What answer does Vasu give Nataraj about whether he found a house to live in?
(a) He said his house would be available in several months.
(b) He is no longer looking for a house.
(c) He doesn't give an answer.
(d) He has a house but he rented it out for the money.

2. How does Vasu choose the details of the printing job he wants done?
(a) Vasu has strong likes and dislikes and knows exactly what he wants.
(b) Vasu asks Nataraj to choose for him.
(c) Vasu chooses the most expensive of everything.
(d) Vasu chooses the cheapest of everthing.

3. How does Vasu explain the stuffed hyena?
(a) Vasu says the hyena came from another forest years ago.
(b) Vasu claims the stuffed hyena belongs to Nataraj.
(c) Vasu claims the stuffed hyena was a give from his master.
(d) Vasu claims to have shot the hyena on the street in front of the house.

4. What does Nataraj promise the sanitary inspector from the health department?
(a) That he had no power to solve the situation.
(b) That he would move the tanning business.
(c) That his neighbors had made up their accusations.
(d) That he was not the party to blame.

5. What person does Vasu bring into Nataraj's parlor?
(a) His fiancee.
(b) A forestry official.
(c) An animal trainer.
(d) The prime minister.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the dynamics between Vasu and the poet?

2. Who gives Nataraj cold looks when he runs into them on the street?

3. Which of the following best describes Vasu's presence in the parlor?

4. What is the relationship between Nataraj and Vasu like for a couple weeks after the court summons?

5. What does the lawyer say when Nataraj suggests they use the money he is owed to pay the court fees?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nataraj do when he has difficulty finding a puppy for the septuagenarian's grandson? How does his own son get involved?

2. How does Nataraj feel about Vasu living in the attic as he observes him practicing his profession? Why?

3. When Nataraj goes into the attic with Vasu, what does he see? What transpires then between Vasu and Nataraj?

4. What does Vasu receive in the mail from the forestry department, and what is his reaction to it?

5. Describe the business that Nataraj runs.

6. What business does Nataraj do when he is in Mempi?

7. How do Sen and Vasu get along?

8. What is in the second brown envelope that arrives for Nataraj and who is it from? What does he promise in response to it?

9. Who is Vasu, what is his history, and what is the first thing he does in his relationship with Nataraj?

10. What is the affair regarding the septuagenarian and a dog?

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