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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. Where does Chapter 3 take place?
(a) Malgudi.
(b) Madras.
(c) Mysore.
(d) Mangal.

2. Where is Raju hiding when the villagers stop by the temple?
(a) Behind the hibiscus plant.
(b) In the temple.
(c) Up the banana tree.
(d) Under the table.

3. Where do Raju and Marco meet?
(a) At the market.
(b) At the railway station.
(c) At the barber shop.
(d) In jail.

4. When did Raju's father pass away?
(a) In the planting season.
(b) In the rainy season.
(c) During the hottest sun.
(d) During the snow storm.

5. Where did Raju meet Rosie?
(a) At the hotel.
(b) At his mother's house.
(c) At the train station.
(d) At the market.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is said to be hiding in the river?

2. Why does Raju stop Velan from bowing before he leaves?

3. Who speaks first in Chapter 1?

4. In Chapter 2, where does Raju establish his new throne at the temple?

5. What kept Raju's father from returning for dinner nightly when Raju was young?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was it significant that the author had Raju's father die in the rainy season?

2. How were Raju's business tactics influenced by his father?

3. After the groom left with the jutka, what did Raju's parents discover?

4. What are Raju's fears when the villagers don't show?

5. What role did the railway play in Raju's family?

6. Why is Raju able to separate himself from the truth when dealing with others?

7. Why is it paradoxical that Raju encourages education for the village children?

8. Why did customers recommend Raju as a top notch guide?

9. How does the structure of the writing style in Chapter 1 portray the inner workings of the protagonist's mind?

10. What is revealed about Raju's personality by the fact that he asked the school master to teach at the temple?

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