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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of tea service does Mrs. Swan have in England?
(a) A Nepalese tea service.
(b) An English tea service.
(c) A Chinese tea service.
(d) An Indian tea service.

2. Where do Durance and Flora make plans to go to the following Saturday?
(a) An English club.
(b) A literature cafe.
(c) An American cinema.
(d) An Indian restaurant.

3. What does Mrs. Swan say the oil painting she has upstairs looks like?
(a) An Indian movie poster.
(b) A British seaside postcard.
(c) A Japanese Vignette.
(d) A Chinese landscape.

4. What did Anish's father demonstrate against?
(a) British occupation.
(b) The independence of India.
(c) The war against Pakistan.
(d) British rule.

5. Why does Flora stop posing for Das in Act 1, Part 4?
(a) Das is making advances.
(b) She needs to meet Durrance.
(c) She is frustrated with her work.
(d) She has cramp.

6. What did rebellious Indians see as a badge of honor in 1930s India?
(a) Going to jail.
(b) A British scalp.
(c) Getting beaten by a policeman.
(d) A British woman.

7. Who does Flora tell to shut up?
(a) Das,
(b) A dog.
(c) Mrs. Swan.
(d) Pike.

8. What does Mr. Coomaraswami promise to take Flora on the following day?
(a) A picnic.
(b) A swim.
(c) A bicycle ride.
(d) A hike.

9. Where does Pike say Flora wants to head after Das finishes her portrait?
(a) The West Country.
(b) The North Country.
(c) London.
(d) Bristol.

10. Where does Anish say he saw his father's work published?
(a) The Times Newspaper.
(b) The Guardian newspaper.
(c) Flora's poetry books.
(d) Pike's book.

11. What does Flora liken Das to?
(a) A pregnant cat.
(b) A mother eagle.
(c) An eager dog.
(d) An injured elephant.

12. How does Anish react when he sees the portrait?
(a) He faints.
(b) He laughs.
(c) He smiles.
(d) He weeps.

13. What does Flora say her sister probably hears more than she does?
(a) News about their parents.
(b) News about India.
(c) News about the literature scene.
(d) News about Britain.

14. What is the name of the beautiful married woman Das refers to?
(a) Mishra.
(b) Deliah.
(c) Radha.
(d) Delisha.

15. What does Nazrul tell Das has happened to the pate?
(a) Someone has bought it.
(b) It has been eaten.
(c) It has been stolen.
(d) It has gone off.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Swan say is a sure way of getting the details of a person's life wrong?

2. What famous writer did Flora have an affair with before she traveled to India?

3. What kind of imagery does Flora's poem contain?

4. What country is Flora traveling around in the opening scene?

5. What does Mrs. Swan dislike about Pike's letters?

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