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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Mrs. Swan say her husband was posted?
(a) China.
(b) Nepal.
(c) Tibet.
(d) Japan.

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

3. What does Anish ask to see?
(a) Flora's poetry.
(b) Flora's book collection.
(c) Flora's portrait.
(d) Flora's photographs.

4. Where does Dilip want to take a photograph of Pike from?
(a) A tower.
(b) A bridge.
(c) A cliff.
(d) A roof.

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

6. What country is Flora traveling around in the opening scene?
(a) Cuba.
(b) Britain.
(c) Pakistan.
(d) India.

7. Who is waiting in Mrs. Swan's garden?
(a) A young Pakistani man.
(b) A young Chinese man.
(c) An young Japanese man
(d) A young Indian man.

8. What does Pike say is the most exciting part of his work?
(a) Meeting new people.
(b) Traveling.
(c) Creating footnotes.
(d) Reading the letters.

9. What does Flora tell Das she is having difficulty with?
(a) Work.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Socializing.
(d) Love.

10. What is Anish's occupation?
(a) A journalist.
(b) A writer.
(c) A cartoonist.
(d) A painter.

11. What is Durance's rank?
(a) Lieutenant.
(b) Major.
(c) Colonel.
(d) Captain.

12. What is the name of the book Pike is putting together about Flora?
(a) An English Heroine.
(b) Collected Poems.
(c) Collected Letters.
(d) An English Woman in India.

13. What does Flora do as Das sets up his painting gear?
(a) Writes a letter.
(b) Eats breakfast.
(c) Makes tea.
(d) Writes a poem.

14. Who does Flora say is the only person who has a key to the icebox?
(a) Das.
(b) Flora.
(c) Nazrul.
(d) Durrance.

15. What is the name of Flora's servant?
(a) Neekum.
(b) Nazrul.
(c) Nukem.
(d) Nashra.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Flora ask Nazrul to bring her?

2. Who does Flora tell to shut up?

3. What did Flora once pour over a critic's head?

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

5. What kind of tea service does Mrs. Swan have in England?

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