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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what does Nob Kissin Pander show Paulette?
(a) Her mother's ear bobs.
(b) Locket with her mother's photograph.
(c) Her father's cuff links.
(d) A photograph of her father.

2. What is the name of Neel's attorney in Chapter 8?
(a) Mr. Petersen.
(b) Mr. Rowbotham.
(c) Mr. Pilkington.
(d) Mr. Worthington.

3. What is one of the languages that Serang Ali speaks?
(a) Chinese.
(b) Bengali.
(c) Turkish.
(d) English.

4. What is the name of the suburb in Calcutta where the white merchants of Calcutta have their country estates?
(a) Garden Reach.
(b) Green Gardens.
(c) Quiet Gardens.
(d) Lookout Garden.

5. How many days after Deeti brings her husband home from the factory does he die?
(a) 45.
(b) 34.
(c) 15.
(d) 20.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many lascars were often needed to do the work of a single able seaman?

2. Which of Deeti's siblings died as children?

3. Who does not want to be involved with a war with the Chinese in Chapter 11?

4. Where did Babloo-tindal get the scars he bears?

5. In Chapter 11, when will the Ibis be sailing to Port Louis?

(see the answer key)

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