1. The "Expo ’77-78" was organized by which authority?
2. What was the grand prize offered for the lucky ticket holder at the Expo?
3. Raman reflects that human nature should have provided the ear with a "flap." Why?
4. Where does Raman reside in Malgudi?
5. What is Raman’s professional occupation?
6. Who is Raman’s professional rival?
7. Raman describes his rival as having the artistic sense of a:
8. The "divine damsel" advertised at the stall was actually a:
9. Why was the message about the "lost boy" broadcasted through the loudspeakers?
10. What did Raman buy and nibble on "as if bearing it for someone else"?
11. How does Raman sign the register when taking the boy from the office?
12. Why did the clerk lie that the boy was "crying"?
13. What physical feature of the boy made Raman guess he was seven, not five?
14. Who is Daisy in the context of Raman’s thoughts?
15. What is Daisy's primary mission in life?
16. Why did Raman’s aunt leave for Benares?
17. What did the boy request to eat most frequently?
18. Where did Raman imagine sending the boy for schooling in the future?
19. Why does the boy say he hates going to school?
20. What was the father’s immediate reaction upon seeing the boy?
