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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. How did Raju propose raising money to pay the creditor?
(a) He suggested robbing the station master.
(b) He suggested making money from Rosie's dancing.
(c) He suggested selling his home.
(d) He suggested getting a job at the barber shop.

2. 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 staying out late at the bars.
(c) He was having an affair.
(d) He was destroying the careers of Nalini's competition.

3. Velan's relative says Velan won't stop fighting until he has accomplished what goal?
(a) Changed the course of the village.
(b) Burned down the houses of the opposition.
(c) Run the opposition out of town.
(d) Killed the shopkeeper.

4. What was Raju's fate after he became preoccupied with Rosie?
(a) He lost all other relationships.
(b) He finally found peace.
(c) He was assaulted by Marco.
(d) He lost his business.

5. What does Raju notice around the temple?
(a) It fails to rain.
(b) It becomes increasingly muggy.
(c) The villagers are ill.
(d) The river rises to a record high.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Raju pay to his lawyer?

3. What did Nalini discover when she visited the person Raju sent her to see?

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

5. As Raju prepared for court, what did Nalini promise him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Raju feel about the visitors that Nalini would entertain?

2. When Rosie returned to Raju, why was that not enough for him to straighten out his life?

3. How did Raju force Nalini to spend her days during her dancing career?

4. How do all of the discussions in the village link together in Chapter 6?

5. As Nalini continued to manage her career, what did Raju learn about her as a person and in relation to the men in her lives?

6. What did Raju propose he and Rosie do about her career?

7. Why did Raju's life unravel in Chapter 7?

8. Why did Raju keep the letter about the jewelry from Nalini?

9. How is Raju's message to the village misinterpreted?

10. In Chapter 6, how long has Raju been at the temple?

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