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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 painting does Anish have with him?
(a) A water color.
(b) A pop art painting.
(c) An oil painting.
(d) A expressionist painting.

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

3. What two religions do Das and Flora talk about?
(a) Christianity and Hinduism.
(b) Buddhism and Islam.
(c) Islam and Christianity.
(d) Buddhism and Hinduism.

4. What mythical figure does Flora wonder if her portrait will resemble?
(a) Buddha.
(b) Gadha.
(c) Radha.
(d) Lekha.

5. What famous writer did Flora have an affair with before she traveled to India?
(a) George Orwell.
(b) Arnold Bennett.
(c) H.G. Welles.
(d) D.H. Lawrence.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Anish describe his painting?

2. What does Nazrul enter the room with?

3. Where does Pike say Flora wants to head after Das finishes her portrait?

4. What kind of game do Flora and Das play at the table?

5. What is the name of the book Das gives to Flora?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the audience know Pike has arrived in India?

2. What do Flora and Das say about Chamberlain?

3. What information does the Rajah have for Pike about Flora?

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

5. What news does Flora learn about the Theosophical Society in Act 2, Part 4?

6. Why does Das have to stop painting Flora in Act 1, Part 2?

7. What did Churchill say would happen if Britain lost India?

8. What does Mrs. Swan tell Anish about Indian history?

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

10. What do Flora and Captain Durance talk about?

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