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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is waiting in Mrs. Swan's garden?

2. Who does Mrs. Swan say she is worried about?

3. What does Nazrul tell Das has happened to the pate?

4. What is the name of Pike's guide?

5. Who is the enemy Flora refers to in her letters?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Das help Flora when she collapses?

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

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

4. Why are Das and Flora struggling to work?

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

6. What is the book UP THE COUNTRY about?

7. What do Flora and Captain Durance talk about?

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

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

10. What does Durance tell Flora about the riot earlier in the day?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the novel's dialogue. How does the author's dialogue contribute to the following areas:

1. Character

2. Setting

3. Plot

Essay Topic 3

Examine Mrs. Swan's claim that Biographies distort rather than tell the truth.

1) What are the arguments for and against her claim?

2) Which argument do you agree with and why??

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