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

2. Why don't Hindus eat pork?
(a) It is a sin.
(b) It does not agree with them.
(c) Pigs are sacred animals.
(d) They are vegetarian.

3. Who had previously referred to the painting Anish has brought with him?
(a) Mrs. Swan.
(b) Durance.
(c) Pike.
(d) Das.

4. What decade is Mrs. Swan's part of the play set in?
(a) The 1980s.
(b) The 1960s.
(c) The 1990s.
(d) The 1970s.

5. Who is the enemy Flora refers to in her letters?
(a) The Indian nationalists.
(b) Her ex-husband.
(c) The British government.
(d) A critic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What E.M. Forster novel does Flora reference?

2. What kind of painting does Anish have with him?

3. Who was Jummapur run by in the 1930s?

4. What does Flora tell Das she is having difficulty with?

5. Who does Flora say is the only person who has a key to the icebox?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Flora and Captain Durance talk about?

2. Why has Pike come to visit Mrs. Swan?

3. Why does Mrs. Swan cry about Flora?

4. Who is the young man waiting in Mrs. Swan's garden?

5. What did Anish's father leave him after his death?

6. How does Pike know he is in the exact same spot as Flora's old cottage?

7. How did Durance hear about Flora's illness?

8. What does Flora say about the watercolor Das gives her?

9. What scandal was Flora involved in in England?

10. What does Das tell Flora about Indian art?

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