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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. What kind of imagery does Flora's poem contain?
(a) Tribal.
(b) Religious.
(c) Sexual.
(d) Nostalgic.

2. What does Mrs Swan serve Anish on her tray?
(a) Cake.
(b) Flackjacks.
(c) Cookies.
(d) Fruit.

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

4. What kind of game do Flora and Das play at the table?
(a) A guessing game.
(b) A music game.
(c) A word game.
(d) A card game.

5. What language does Nazrul respond to Flora in?
(a) Japanese.
(b) Sanskrit.
(c) Hindu.
(d) Chinese.

Short Answer Questions

1. What method of communication does Flora use to narrate her journey?

2. What does Mr. Coomaraswami promise to take Flora on the following day?

3. How does Anish know his father did not finish the painting?

4. What is Anish's occupation?

5. What does Mrs. Swan say the oil painting she has upstairs looks like?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the Rajah want to drive his cars past Flora?

2. What does Das tell Flora about Indian art?

3. What does Flora say she will never forgive herself for?

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

5. How did Flora meet Das?

6. What does Anish tell Mrs. Swan about his father's background?

7. Why does Mrs. Swan think the symbolism in Das' painting is rubbish?

8. How does Das help Flora when she collapses?

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

10. Why does Mrs. Swan dislike biographies?

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