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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. Where does the boat dock in Africa?
(a) Somalia.
(b) Addis Ababa.
(c) Cairo.
(d) Ivory Coast.

2. How do others react to a barefoot girl being slowly led to the hospital by her father?
(a) They cover their noses and move away.
(b) They try to help the father.
(c) They faint.
(d) They make mean remarks.

3. What is the man running towards the hospital carrying?
(a) A dead child.
(b) A large package.
(c) A gun.
(d) A dead dog.

4. What has devastated Mary Praise about the illness?
(a) It was completely preventable.
(b) Her friend, Anjali, died from it.
(c) Fourteen small children died from it.
(d) A pregnant woman miscarriaged due to the illness.

5. Why is Ghosh summoned to the palace?
(a) To treat the Emperor's wife who is dying.
(b) To do a physical exam on the Emperor's son.
(c) To treat an old man with an asthma attack.
(d) To examine the cleanliness of the kitchen.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do they know Shiva is bright?

2. What is Ghosh doing as Sister Mary Praise is dying?

3. What does Ghosh contemplate at the opening of this chapter?

4. In what physical condition are the twins?

5. What question does Hema ask Stone?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dr. Stone find out Mary is pregnant?

2. What confuses Hema for a moment about Gebrew's message?

3. How does Hema feel about the twins after she takes them in, and why does she call Ghosh for help?

4. What devastates Mary about the boat trip, and what does Dr. Stone ask her when they reach Addis Ababa? What is Mary's response to his question?

5. Why are Sister Mary and Anjali on a boat,and what happens to some of the people on the boat?

6. What happens the moment Hema arrives back at Missing?

7. What incident shapes Shiva to become the doctor he becomes?

8. Why does Rosina run to the palace during the beginning of the coup?

9. What does Hema realize almost instantly in the operating room, and what does she shout at Stone? What is his response?

10. Why does Eli Harris call Matron?

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