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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the groom offer to buy for Raju's father?
(a) A lamp light.
(b) Horse grain.
(c) Wheat.
(d) A new rug.

2. How many trains entered the railway station daily?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

3. How do the new conditions in the village affect Raju's gifts?
(a) The gifts increase in value.
(b) There is a flood of gifts.
(c) There are no more gifts.
(d) The gifts decrease.

4. How successful was Nalini at launching her new career?
(a) Her career looked promising but flopped.
(b) Her career started off okay but she quit on the third day.
(c) No one had interest in her business.
(d) Her career took off almost immediately.

5. Why does Raju change his reaction to the gifts at this point from how he responded in the beginning of the novel?
(a) He wants the villagers to think he has very little so they will bring more.
(b) He is embarrassed by the gifts.
(c) He thinks the gifts are beneath him.
(d) He is desperate for money.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does the cattle herder earn?

2. What does Raju tell the villagers to do about the new conditions in the village?

3. What did Raju gain by being associated with Nalini's career?

4. How did Raju manage Nalini's career?

5. How did Raju's father treat the station master?

(see the answer key)

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