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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What folly were the Raja and Andrew contemplating for the people of Pala?
(a) The folly of Blake
(b) The folly of Demosthenes
(c) The folly of Kant
(d) The folly of Nietsche

2. What was significant about Gobind's grandmother?
(a) She was extremely maternal and very healthy
(b) She was a gifted medium and lived until ninety-six
(c) She was an oracle
(d) She was incredibly intelligent

3. How many children were in James and Janet's family?
(a) Two
(b) Four
(c) Six
(d) Three

4. What does Mr. Bahu say about the Rani?
(a) That she makes a monumental impression
(b) That the nurse should pay better attention to her patient than his visitors
(c) That she is a pompous prude
(d) That he hates her but wants to ride on her coattails for the money

5. What dialect of English did the Palanese have?
(a) Cockney
(b) British
(c) American
(d) Wales

Short Answer Questions

1. How often does mail leave the island?

2. What does Dipa want to do with Pala?

3. How is Artificial Insemination justified religiously?

4. What is Buddha sitting on?

5. Who was the person Appu had always loved and who loved her?

(see the answer key)

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