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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Bobby and Amrita move at the end of the book?

2. What is in the bag given to Bobby from Krishna?

3. How does Chatterjee feel when Krishna talks about Tagore?

4. What does the small boy have in his hands when Bobby is led to Das?

5. What makes Bobby dismayed about his appearance?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bobby dream about after reading Das' manuscript?

2. How does Bobby receive Das' manuscript?

3. What does Bobby promise to send Das, and why?

4. How does Das discuss the Song of Kali in his manuscript?

5. What is symbolic about Bobby placing Victoria's body in the transport coffin?

6. What happens to Bobby as he listens to Das speak?

7. What law does Bobby break as he is on his way to meet Das?

8. What happens to Bobby's marriage after Victoria's death?

9. How do the Parsees dispose of their dead, and why?

10. What does Bobby threaten in order to get his wanted interview with Das?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Kapalikas presented a very interesting and unique philosophy on life. What was this philosophy, and how did this different idealism affect the people around them?

Essay Topic 2

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Simmons have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 3

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role did despair play in this book?

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