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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nazrul tell Das has happened to the pate?
(a) Someone has bought it.
(b) It has been eaten.
(c) It has been stolen.
(d) It has gone off.

2. What kind of imagery does Flora's poem contain?
(a) Sexual.
(b) Nostalgic.
(c) Tribal.
(d) Religious.

3. Where does Dilip want to take a photograph of Pike from?
(a) A roof.
(b) A cliff.
(c) A tower.
(d) A bridge.

4. Who had previously referred to the painting Anish has brought with him?
(a) Durance.
(b) Das.
(c) Mrs. Swan.
(d) Pike.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why don't Hindus eat pork?

2. What is Das carrying with him when he arrives at Flora's house?

3. Where did Das draw his pencil sketch of Flora?

4. What is Durance's rank?

5. How does Anish describe his painting?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Anish decide not to tell Pike about his father's watercolor?

2. What does Flora tell Nell in the letter she narrates in Act 1, Scene 1?

3. How did Durance hear about Flora's illness?

4. What does Mrs. Swan tell Anish about Indian history?

5. Why does the Rajah want to drive his cars past Flora?

6. What does Dilip tell Pike about Indian beggars?

7. How does Das help Flora when she collapses?

8. What did Anish's father leave him after his death?

9. What does the passage Flora reads from the book describe?

10. What does Flora say she will never forgive herself for?

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