1 What year was the novel written? 1960 1980 1959 1958 2 What town is the novel set in? Malgudi Bangaladore Mysore Mumbai 3 How does Raju feel about Velan talking to him? He is lonely, so it is okay. He is elated. He is angry. He is indifferent. 4 Velan's problem concerns his ___? half-sister wife mother children 5 Where did Raju go right after getting out of jail? A clothing store A restaurant The church The barber 6 Raju's father ___? runs a shop drives trains is a doctor is a landowner 7 Raju's father loves ___? talking with the townspeople counting his money riding on the trains reading books 8 What exciting thing is built in Malgudi? A cafe A mall A train station A library 9 After Raju gets in trouble, he is sent to ___? drive cattle his uncle school the military 10 How would one describe Raju's schoolteacher? Irritable Funny Warm Cruel 11 After his father dies, Raju ___? takes over the railway shop sells the house starts his own business takes a wife 12 Raju loves ___? shopping for wares talking to people flirting with the customers making money 13 Raju's nickname is "___ Raju"? Regal Reliable Railway Rascal 14 To seem more holy, Raju does all the following except ___? grows long hair refuses to talk to villagers wears beads grows a beard 15 Gaffur is a/an ___? shopkeeper guide caretaker chaffeuer 16 Raju is liked because he ___? anticipates customers' needs is smarter than the customers tells the customers what they have to do only takes on select customers 17 One of the types of customers/tourists Raju mentions is the ___? aristocratic type academic type religious type indifferent type 18 The first thing Raju tries to figure out about his customers is ___? how long they are staying how nice they are how much money they will spend what they'll want to do 19 What is the only thing Rosie says she wants to do at first? See a king cobra dance See the boutiques and shops Go into the caves Go to the cinema 20 Marco is described as all the following except ___? brusque opinionated unkind to Rosie unintelligent 21 Rosie's background is in ___? music dance art teaching 22 What does Marco like studying? The caves The people of Malgudi The contemporary art The flora and fauna 23 Where do Marco and Rosie live? Mysore Malgudi Mumbai Madras 24 Before meeting Rosie, Raju can best be described as ___? amiable efficient self-interested all of these 25 How does Marco respond when Raju suggests that he go talk to Rosie? He is angry. He is supportive and relieved. He allows it, but seems to care little. He is full of suspicions.