The Guide Quizzes

The Guide Quiz 1

1 What year was the novel written?
1958

1960

1959

1980
2 What town is the novel set in?
Mumbai

Bangaladore

Malgudi

Mysore
3 How does Raju feel about Velan talking to him?
He is lonely, so it is okay.

He is elated.

He is indifferent.

He is angry.
4 Velan's problem concerns his ___?
half-sister

wife

children

mother
5 Where did Raju go right after getting out of jail?
The church

A restaurant

A clothing store

The barber
6 Raju's father ___?
runs a shop

drives trains

is a landowner

is a doctor
7 Raju's father loves ___?
talking with the townspeople

riding on the trains

counting his money

reading books
8 What exciting thing is built in Malgudi?
A mall

A train station

A cafe

A library
9 After Raju gets in trouble, he is sent to ___?
drive cattle

school

his uncle

the military
10 How would one describe Raju's schoolteacher?
Irritable

Warm

Funny

Cruel
11 After his father dies, Raju ___?
takes a wife

starts his own business

takes over the railway shop

sells the house
12 Raju loves ___?
flirting with the customers

making money

talking to people

shopping for wares
13 Raju's nickname is "___ Raju"?
Rascal

Regal

Railway

Reliable
14 To seem more holy, Raju does all the following except ___?
grows long hair

wears beads

grows a beard

refuses to talk to villagers
15 Gaffur is a/an ___?
caretaker

guide

chaffeuer

shopkeeper
16 Raju is liked because he ___?
only takes on select customers

is smarter than the customers

anticipates customers' needs

tells the customers what they have to do
17 One of the types of customers/tourists Raju mentions is the ___?
religious type

academic type

indifferent type

aristocratic type
18 The first thing Raju tries to figure out about his customers is ___?
how long they are staying

what they'll want to do

how much money they will spend

how nice they are
19 What is the only thing Rosie says she wants to do at first?
Go into the caves

See the boutiques and shops

Go to the cinema

See a king cobra dance
20 Marco is described as all the following except ___?
unintelligent

opinionated

brusque

unkind to Rosie
21 Rosie's background is in ___?
dance

music

teaching

art
22 What does Marco like studying?
The caves

The people of Malgudi

The flora and fauna

The contemporary art
23 Where do Marco and Rosie live?
Mysore

Malgudi

Mumbai

Madras
24 Before meeting Rosie, Raju can best be described as ___?
amiable

self-interested

efficient

all of these
25 How does Marco respond when Raju suggests that he go talk to Rosie?
He allows it, but seems to care little.

He is angry.

He is supportive and relieved.

He is full of suspicions.

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The Guide

by R. K. Narayan

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