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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what job does Kalua perform for Ramsaran-ji?
(a) Drives him to a factory.
(b) Rows him across the river.
(c) Works as a porter.
(d) Carries goods for him.

2. How long does it take Neel's carriage to travel from Lalbazar to the New Courthouse on the morning of his court appearance?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) About a half an hour.
(c) Better part of an hour.
(d) 90 minutes.

3. In 1837 how much time could the amount of cash that Neel had cover the estates expenses?
(a) 6 months.
(b) A week or two.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 4 or 5 weeks.

4. When did Benjamin Burnham escort Chinese converts to Bengal?
(a) 1804.
(b) 1811.
(c) 1817.
(d) 1809.

5. In Chapter 5 after going through the mixing room, where does Deeti rest?
(a) Shade of a mango tree.
(b) In the shade of a silk tree.
(c) Under an ironwood tree.
(d) Under a parrotia tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what does Nob Kissin Pander show Paulette?

2. Where is Ah Fatt from?

3. How many priests come to help Neel prepare the morning of his court appearance?

4. When did the Ibis drop anchor off Ganga-Sagar Island?

5. In Chapter 16, who is the last migrant woman to come on board the Ibis?

(see the answer key)

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