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

2. What does Flora tell Das her new painting is about?

3. Where does Mrs. Swan keep the rolled canvas?

4. How does Anish react when he sees the portrait?

5. What was the name of the God Raha ran off with?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Flora's first meeting with Mr. Commaraswami.

3. Why does Flora say Mrs. Swan probably has more news about India than herself?

4. What does Anish say about Indian paintings?

5. What are Flora and Durance doing in the historic part of the stage?

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

7. What does Flora tell Das about how her sister?

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

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

10. How does Das help Flora when she collapses?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Flora's character to the person she was at the beginning of the play to the person she is at the end.

1) What did Flora hope to achieve at the beginning of the play?

2) What events changes Flora ideas about life?

3) How has Flora's character changed by the end of the play?

Essay Topic 2

Compare India to the country it was under British rule to the independent country it is today. How has Indian independence affected the county in the following areas:

1) Poverty.

2) Crime.

3) Economy.

Essay Topic 3

How does view the twentieth century? What impact has his own ideas on popular culture? Has his impact been mainly positive, or mainly negative?

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