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"Like the Sun" by R.K. Narayan

  1. In "Like the Sun," what experiment does Sekhar conduct?
  1. Observing how anger affects different people
  2. Keeping the ungraded papers a secret for ten days
  3. Studying the effects of sunlight
  4. Telling the truth for one day
  1. In "Like the Sun," Sekhar makes a comment about breakfast to his wife. What is the result of this comment?

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  1. He has a bad day at work.
  2. She prepares another meal.
  3. Her feelings are hurt.
  4. He gets another helping.

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  1. In "Like the Sun," how does Sekhar feel when he is asked to critique the headmaster's singing?

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  1. Excited
  2. Uneasy
  3. Angry
  4. Pleased

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  1. In "Like the Sun," Sekhar fears that because of his actions, he may lose his friends and his job. Why does he fear these things?
  1. Because he is wasting time on his experiment.
  2. Because people do not want to see Sekhar improve himself.
  3. Because people are generally against change.
  4. Because hearing the truth can be painful for people.
  1. Which is an ironic event in "Like the Sun?"
  1. Sekahr has an idea for an experiment.
  2. Sekahr goes to the headmaster's house for dinner.
  3. The headmaster sings traditional Indian songs.
  4. The headmaster thanks Sekhar for his opinion.
  1. The major conflict in this story is______.

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  1. Man vs. nature
  2. Man vs. man
  3. Man vs. machine
  4. Man vs. self

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  1. The imagery in the following lines serves what purpose in the text.

All the time the headmaster was singing, Sekhar went on commenting within himself. He croaks like a dozen frog. He is bellowing like a buffalo. Now he sounds like loose window shutters in a storm.

  1. The show the stark truth and create suspense about how Sekhar is going to be honest to his boss.
  2. To make the reader's laugh at Sekhar's boss.
  3. To show how serious the situation with his boss is
  4. To describe how Sekhar is honest without any worries
  1. Which of the following is an example of dramatic irony in the story?
  1. He tells the truth to his boss, and we did not think that he would.
  2. We know that Sekhar is doing an experiment where he is honest all day long, but no one else does.
  3. Sekhar lies when we think that he is going to tell the truth.
  4. There is no dramatic irony in the story.
  1. Which of the following pieces of textual evidence properly foreshadows that people are not going to like Sekhar's truthfulness?
  1. "Truth, […] is like the sun. […]the essence of human relationships consisted of tempering truth so that it might not shock."
  2. "He told no one of his experiment. It was a quiet resolve, a secret pact between him and eternity."
  3. "He saw her wince and said to himself, Can't be helped."
  4. "The headmaster lighted incense sticks. 'Just to create the right atmosphere,' he explained"
  1. Which of the following descriptions is an accurate description of the protagonist?
  1. He is a flat character.
  2. He is a round character.
  3. He is the theme of the story.
  4. His motivation is to hurt people.
  1. Which point of view is the story written from?
  1. First person
  2. Second person
  3. Third person omniscient
  4. Third person limited

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