Staying On | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Chapter 1

1. When Tusker dies, where is Lucy?

At the hotel Shiraz, getting her hair done.

2. What year is it when the novel opens?

1972.

3. Where do Lucy and Tusker live?

In The Lodge, an annex to the Smith's hotel.

4. What does Mrs. Bhoolabhoy do every Monday?

Plays bridge.

5. What do Tusker and Mr. Bhoolabhoy do together?

They drink together.

6. What rank was Tusker in the armed forces?

Colonel.

7. On the morning that the novel opens, what is Mr. Bhoolabhoy working on for his wife?

A letter to Tusker.

8. Why does Mr. Bhoolabhoy like to drink with Tusker? What does Tusker know?

All the scandals.

9. Who needs to approve the letter written to Tusker?

Mrs. Bhoolabhoy.

10. Who is the letter delivered to?

Ibraham.

11. What happens to Ibraham the morning the letter is delivered?

He was fired.