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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 does Das cover his painting with?

2. What did Flora once pour over a critic's head?

3. What does Pike say is the most exciting part of his work?

4. Why don't Hindus eat pork?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Flora react to Das' over enthusiasm?

2. What do Flora and Captain Durance talk about?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Das tell Flora about Indian art?

9. What information does Dilip give Pike?

10. How does Das help Flora when she collapses?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Examine the novel's chronological setting.

1. What were the main concerns during the 1930s? How does the author express these concerns?

2. How would the author change the novel if it was set in today's society?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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