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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Raju and Marco meet?

2. Why are the villagers not sending their children to school?

3. Who is looking for Raju at the end of Chapter 2?

4. Who entered Raju's father's shop at the beginning of Chapter 2?

5. What does the barber deduce about Raju?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Raju avoid Velan's sister's wedding?

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

4. What is the source of Velan's admiration in Chapter 2?

5. Why does Velan defend his out of town visit early in Chapter 1?

6. Why did Raju say he didn't grow up like other normal people?

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

8. How does Raju justify staying on at the temple?

9. What transpired between Raju and Rosie in Chapter 5?

10. Why did Raju justify that his behavior towards his clients was okay?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Raju's obsession with Rosie/Nalini change over time? What motives launched his obsession? What continued to motivate his obsession in the late stages of their relationship? What caused the change in dynamics?

Essay Topic 2

What power did Raju derive from Nalini? How did he try to capitalize on this power? In what ways was he both successful and unsuccessful?

Essay Topic 3

How did Raju's main character flaw, his preoccupation with reputation, lead the course of his life? Identify and defend the major areas of the novel where Raju had the ability to keep his life on track if he were not so consumed with reputation. In these various instances, why was Raju unable to learn his lesson? What caused Raju to finally see beyond himself?

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