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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What mythical figure does Flora wonder if her portrait will resemble?
(a) Radha.
(b) Lekha.
(c) Buddha.
(d) Gadha.

2. Why does Das have to stop painting Flora?
(a) She has to go to the toilet.
(b) He has to meet a friend.
(c) He has painters cramp.
(d) She changes position.

3. What does Flora call the question she is about to ask Das?
(a) Random.
(b) Rude.
(c) Sweet.
(d) Delicate.

4. What does Flora do as Das sets up his painting gear?
(a) Makes tea.
(b) Eats breakfast.
(c) Writes a poem.
(d) Writes a letter.

5. What is the name of Pike's guide?
(a) Hilly.
(b) Adil.
(c) Dilip.
(d) Anish.

6. What did rebellious Indians see as a badge of honor in 1930s India?
(a) A British woman.
(b) Going to jail.
(c) Getting beaten by a policeman.
(d) A British scalp.

7. What decade is Flora's part of the play set in?
(a) The 1930s.
(b) The 1940s.
(c) The 1960s.
(d) The 1950s.

8. What city does Das say Flora painted him a picture of with words?
(a) London.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Prague.
(d) Paris.

9. Where do Durance and Flora make plans to go to the following Saturday?
(a) An English club.
(b) A literature cafe.
(c) An Indian restaurant.
(d) An American cinema.

10. Who does Flora say she is going to a party with that evening?
(a) Das.
(b) Pike.
(c) Anish.
(d) Durance.

11. How does Anish describe his painting?
(a) Fun and bright.
(b) Depressing.
(c) Much the same.
(d) Dully colored.

12. What decade is Mrs. Swan's part of the play set in?
(a) The 1960s.
(b) The 1980s.
(c) The 1970s.
(d) The 1990s.

13. What are Mrs. Swan and Anish talking about?
(a) Indian history.
(b) British history.
(c) World history.
(d) Asian history.

14. What does Flora liken Das to?
(a) An injured elephant.
(b) An eager dog.
(c) A mother eagle.
(d) A pregnant cat.

15. How does Anish know his father did not finish the painting?
(a) It lacks color.
(b) He can still see the pencil marks.
(c) It has no background.
(d) He did not sign it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Jummapur run by in the 1930s?

2. What is Pike's nationality?

3. Where does Pike say Flora wants to head after Das finishes her portrait?

4. What do Flora and Das drink at the table?

5. Where does Dilip want to take a photograph of Pike from?

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