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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Lucy takes the four hour nap, what does Tusker leave for her?
(a) A letter explaining their finances.
(b) A letter from him to Mr. Bhoolabhoy.
(c) A letter from him to Mrs. Bhoolabhoy.
(d) A letter explaining his behavior over the last few days.

2. What does Mrs. Bhoolabhoy do in front of the servants during an argument with her husband?
(a) Calls him a coward.
(b) Yells at him.
(c) Fires him.
(d) Pushes him.

3. What does Lucy think of Tusker's letter to her?
(a) She thinks she better return to England.
(b) She thinks it is a love letter.
(c) She thinks Tusker is crazy.
(d) She thinks it is sad.

4. How old was Tusker when he retired?
(a) 40.
(b) 48.
(c) 65.
(d) 64.

5. What provides the music at the church on the morning that Susy and Father Sebastian bring the flowers?
(a) The piano.
(b) The choir.
(c) The organ.
(d) A brass quintette.

6. What does Mr. Bhoolabhoy think the letter will do to Tusker?
(a) Make him mad.
(b) Make him happy.
(c) Tusker will never speak to Mr. Bhoolabhoy again.
(d) Give him another attack.

7. Why is Tusker impressed by the new Father Sebastian?
(a) He is a good singer.
(b) The sermon is funny and very good.
(c) He knows how to raise lots of money.
(d) His sermons are very serious.

8. While Mr. Bhoolabhoy is praying, he hears a noise that makes him imagine something. What is he imagining?
(a) The church is burning.
(b) He is dying.
(c) Smith's hotel is being bulldozed.
(d) The lodge is swept away in a flood.

9. After Tusker's death, what does Lucy retrieve from the kitchen in the middle of the night?
(a) Gin.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Brandy.
(d) Tea.

10. How does Father Sebastian repair the organ at church?
(a) He sent for a technician in Ranpur.
(b) He sent for a technician in Calcutta.
(c) He fixed it himself.
(d) Joseph fixed it.

11. After Tusker dies, where does Lucy want to go?
(a) To bed.
(b) To the bazaar.
(c) Home.
(d) To the Shiraz.

12. Who is Father Sebastian staying with when he comes in on the weekends?
(a) Lucy and Tusker.
(b) Mr. Bhoolabhoy.
(c) Susy.
(d) Pastor Steven.

13. Why does Tusker say he did not go home after he retired from the military?
(a) He was afraid of Lucy's father.
(b) He was too young to go back.
(c) He didn't have enough money to go back.
(d) He felt he was too old to start over.

14. How does Tusker find out that Lucy hired the mali?
(a) Mr. Bhoolabhoy tells hiim.
(b) Lucy tells him.
(c) Ibrahim tells him.
(d) Mrs. Bhoolabhoy tells him.

15. Who pays the mali?
(a) Father Sebastian.
(b) Tusker.
(c) Ibriham.
(d) Mr. Bhoolabhoy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Toole?

2. As Lucy is leaving the churchyard, what message does Mr. Bhoolabhoy want her to give to Tusker?

3. What is Lucy riding in as she leaves the churchyard?

4. What time does Lucy go to have Susy do her hair?

5. What did Susy's mother do for a living?

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