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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what does Deeti want to do if the crop is good this year?
(a) Buy clothes.
(b) Add on to the house.
(c) Buy a field.
(d) Fix the roof.

2. How many lascars were often needed to do the work of a single able seaman?
(a) 2 or 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 3 or 4.
(d) 6.

3. What nationality were the man and woman who commandeered Jodu's father boat because the woman was pregnant?
(a) American.
(b) French.
(c) Italian.
(d) English.

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

5. How many years did Zachary work at a shipyard in Baltimore?
(a) 3.
(b) 9.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, how many men work in the assembly room at the factory?

2. What color does Nob Kissin Pander ask if Zachery ever turns?

3. Where are the girmitiyas being taken in Chapter 4?

4. How long has Elokshi, Neel's mistress been with him in Chapter 2?

5. In Chapter 3, how long has it been since Jodu has been to the harbor?

(see the answer key)

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