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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What story does Raju decide to share with Velan?
(a) The truth about his past.
(b) A parable about the rains.
(c) The story of the fox and rabbit.
(d) Gossip about the villagers.

2. What did Raju's mother give him to settle his debt?
(a) She sold her possessions and gave him the profit.
(b) She borrowed against her house.
(c) She cashed out her savings account.
(d) She signed over her interest in her home.

3. What is Raju's favorite season?
(a) The rainy season.
(b) The planting season.
(c) The harvesting season.
(d) The dry season.

4. During the course of Nalini's career, what was Raju doing and justifying that upset Nalini?
(a) He was spending out of control.
(b) He was destroying the careers of Nalini's competition.
(c) He was staying out late at the bars.
(d) He was having an affair.

5. Why did Nalini accuse Raju of being greedy?
(a) He pushed Nalini to ask for tips.
(b) He raised her prices continually without consulting with her.
(c) He rushed her from one engagement to the next without time to rest.
(d) He took a large portion of her profits for himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Raju's father purchase to go with the jutka?

2. What new nickname does Raju earn from the villagers?

3. What industrial progress was finally made in Chapter 3?

4. What is a jutka?

5. What does Raju do with the gifts that the villagers continue to bring him?

(see the answer key)

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