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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Raju do with the gift Velan gives him as an offering?
(a) Turns it over to the gods.
(b) Accepts it with gratitude.
(c) Throws it in the river.
(d) Refuses to accept it.

2. What does the barber deduce about Raju?
(a) He left his wife.
(b) He recently left jail.
(c) He robbed a man.
(d) He was in an accident.

3. In Chapter 2, where does Raju establish his new throne at the temple?
(a) The garden area.
(b) The front gate.
(c) The greatest peak.
(d) The inner temple.

4. What does Raju offer the boy by the river?
(a) A mango.
(b) An apple.
(c) A kiwi.
(d) A plantain.

5. Where did Raju's father work?
(a) At the railway station.
(b) In his own shop.
(c) In the market square.
(d) At the doctor's office.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Raju learn the story that he tells Velan in the temple?

2. Where is Raju hiding when the villagers stop by the temple?

3. Why was Velan out of town?

4. What does the term "pyol" mean?

5. What does Velan give Raju in appreciation of helping his sister?

(see the answer key)

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