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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 is the name of the suburb in Calcutta where the white merchants of Calcutta have their country estates?
(a) Quiet Gardens.
(b) Lookout Garden.
(c) Garden Reach.
(d) Green Gardens.

2. When did the Ibis drop anchor off Ganga-Sagar Island?
(a) May, 1840.
(b) April, 1839.
(c) June, 1837.
(d) March, 1838.

3. How old is Paulette in Chapter 6?
(a) 17.
(b) 15.
(c) 16.
(d) 18.

4. In Chapter 8, where are the dry docks where the Ibis is to be repaired and refurbished?
(a) Naba Graha Mandir.
(b) Kanchantala.
(c) Kidderpore.
(d) Surinaam Ghat.

5. In Chapter 2, what does Deeti want to do if the crop is good this year?
(a) Buy clothes.
(b) Add on to the house.
(c) Fix the roof.
(d) Buy a field.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many guns does the Ibis have?

2. When Deeti and Kalua consider going to Patna in Chapter 8, how far is the journey?

3. On Mauritius what cargo is taken on board the Ibis?

4. In Chapter 1, how long has Deeti been married?

5. What color are Deeti's eyes?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 9, why is it difficult for Kalua and Deeti to find work in Chhapra?

2. What does Deeti consider to use as payment for Kalua to get her husband from the factory in Chapter 2?

3. What are grimitiyas?

4. What jobs did Nob Kissin have when he began to work in Chapter 7?

5. Where does Deeti send Kabutri and why?

6. What does Serang Ali lay out for Zachery to wear to dinner with Raja Neel Rattan Halder?

7. What does Paulette help Mrs. Burnham with in Chapter 9?

8. How was Paulette born, and how did her mother die?

9. In Chapter 8, what does Mr. Rowbotham, Neel's lawyer, tell him is the best he can hope for from his trial?

10. Where would Paulette have been sent if Benjamin Burnham had not taken her in?

(see the answer keys)

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