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

2. What is Rasa?
(a) The emotional or spiritual object of a thing.
(b) The positive enerrgy giving out by natural life.
(c) An Indian royal feast banned by the British.
(d) An Indian sacrificial cermony.

3. What is Pike's nationality?
(a) British.
(b) Canadian.
(c) American.
(d) Australian.

4. How does Anish know his father did not finish the painting?
(a) He did not sign it.
(b) It has no background.
(c) He can still see the pencil marks.
(d) It lacks color.

5. What color dress is Flora wearing?
(a) Red.
(b) Orange.
(c) Purple.
(d) Blue.

Short Answer Questions

1. What mythical figure does Flora wonder if her portrait will resemble?

2. What does Das cover his painting with?

3. What decade is Mrs. Swan's part of the play set in?

4. What does Flora call the question she is about to ask Das?

5. What is the name of the town where Flora met Mr. Coomaraswami?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Flora and Das say about Chamberlain?

2. Describe the argument between Das and Flora in Act 1, Part 6.

3. Why does Stoppard mention so many famous names?

4. What does Durance say about the political situation in India?

5. Why is Durance suspicious of Flora and Das' relationship?

6. Why does Anish say the authorities put his father into prison?

7. Why does Mrs. Swan cry about Flora?

8. What does Flora tell Nell in the letter she narrates in Act 1, Scene 1?

9. Why does Anish decide not to tell Pike about his father's watercolor?

10. What information does Dilip give Pike?

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