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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Celeste Arnold and Digby drink when she comes to tell him goodbye?
(a) Tea.
(b) Whisky.
(c) Lemonade.
(d) Gin.

2. In 1922, what time does Rune close up his clinic in Cochin?
(a) 8 p.m.
(b) 5 p.m.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Noon.

3. How long was Digby posted at Saint Bart's Hospital in London during his third year of medical school?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 1 1/2 years.

4. How many hours does Ammachi's husband walk after going to get Ammachi's mother?
(a) 20 hours.
(b) 17 hours.
(c) 18 hours.
(d) 15 hours.

5. How old is the man Ammachi marries?
(a) 32.
(b) 18.
(c) 40.
(d) 27.

6. How old is Philipose when he marries Elsie?
(a) 21.
(b) 19.
(c) 20.
(d) 22.

7. What is the name of the doctor who examines Philipose to see if he can remain at the college?
(a) Dr. Bansal.
(b) Dr. Kapoor.
(c) Dr. Gupta.
(d) Dr. Seshaya.

8. When do Elsie and Philipose have their first child?
(a) 1947.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1946.

9. How old was Rune when he came to India?
(a) 41.
(b) 35.
(c) Late 30s.
(d) Late 20s.

10. How many Indian soldiers fought in the Great War?
(a) 750,000.
(b) A million.
(c) 250,000.
(d) Half a million.

11. How does Digby's mother die?
(a) Slits her wrists.
(b) Hangs herself.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Hit by a bus.

12. In 1933, how does Digby get to work when he is working at a hospital in India?
(a) Bicycle.
(b) Rickshaw.
(c) Taxi.
(d) Walks.

13. What city does Celeste Arnold mention that has ancient temples--some submerged and others strung on the beach?
(a) Coimbatore.
(b) Udhagamandalam.
(c) Mahabalipuram.
(d) Rameswaram.

14. When is Ammachi's first child, a daughter, born?
(a) 1910.
(b) 1907.
(c) 1908.
(d) 1909.

15. A month after Philipose leavest for college, how many bombs are dropped on Madras?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the train Philipose takes back to Cochin, how many passengers are there to a cubicle?

2. On theater days, how many peptic ulcer surgeries can Digby perform before he gets to anything else?

3. What is the name of Celeste Arnold's ayah?

4. What type of car is Claude Arnold driving in 1935?

5. How often has Celeste Arnold been to England?

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