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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Das offer to Flora when she cries?

2. Who does Flora tell Das to tip?

3. What does Flora say the British have destroyed?

4. What does Pike say he has discovered?

5. Who arrives to take Flora for a ride in his car?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following historical figures in Stoppard's novel and discuss how Stoppard represents them in Indian Ink and why he represents that person in that manner? Are there people who would argue against Stoppard's representation of that person's life?

1. D. H Lawrence.

2. The Rajah.

3. John Chamberlain.

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the novel and helps to express character and theme.

1. Setting

2. Point of view

3. Structure

4. Language

Essay Topic 3

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?

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