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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Benjamin Burnham's father do?
(a) Clockmaker.
(b) Army officer.
(c) Timber merchant.
(d) Grocer.

2. At the end of Chapter 13, what does Paulette call Zachary?
(a) Liar.
(b) Cockswain.
(c) Devil.
(d) Steersman.

3. In Chapter 15, who is the first migrant to try to run off?
(a) An old woman.
(b) A middle-aged man.
(c) A young boy.
(d) A middle-aged woman.

4. Where are the girmitiyas being taken in Chapter 4?
(a) Agra.
(b) Mareech.
(c) Bengal.
(d) Delhi.

5. In Chapter 14, how old does Neel's cellmate seem to be?
(a) 20s.
(b) Neel's age.
(c) 40s.
(d) Middle-aged.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Zachary when he left school?

2. Where did Paulette study the scriptures with Mr. Burnham many evenings?

3. In Chapter 13, when does Zachary remember that his mother told him how old she was when she had to sleep with her master?

4. In Chapter 15, where does Paulette decide to speak to Nob Kissin?

5. What was the ancestry of the man who built the Chehel Satoon?

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