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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 is the name of the town where Flora met Mr. Coomaraswami?

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

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What do Flora and Captain Durance talk about?

5. What is happening in both eras at the beginning of Act 2, Part 5?

6. What does Flora say about E.M Forster in this act?

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

8. How does Das think people learned of Flora's illness?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick two characters from the novel and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

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

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.

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