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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how many Brahmins does Neel's wife prepare a feast and serve them with her own hands?
(a) 50.
(b) 38.
(c) 25.
(d) 100.

2. How much is the opium worth that is stored in the warehouses at the factory?
(a) About 5 million pounds sterling.
(b) Several million pounds sterling.
(c) 3 million pounds sterling.
(d) 8 million pounds sterling.

3. In Chapter 13, what time does the noise from the street outside Zachary's room at the boarding house quieten down?
(a) 2 a.m.
(b) 1 a.m.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Dawn.

4. In Chapter 16, what color sari is Paulette wearing when she meets Deeti?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Yellow.

5. How many pillars does the Chehel Satoon have?
(a) 36.
(b) 18.
(c) 40.
(d) 20.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Paulette in Chapter 6?

2. In Chapter 12, what does Neel dream that he becomes?

3. How many elderly aunts, widowed cousins, and other female relatives and dependents live in Neel's house?

4. How many men are waiting to board the ship that Deeti and Kalua are traveling on in Sahibganj?

5. In Chapter 16, what is the name of the ship's cat?

(see the answer key)

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