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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 18, how many migrants jump overboard?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

2. How long does it usually take Paulette to write the place cards for Mrs. Burnham?
(a) About three hours.
(b) An hour or two.
(c) 45 minutes.
(d) 90 minutes.

3. How does Ma Taramony die?
(a) Wasting fever.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Opium addiction.
(d) Malaria.

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

5. Where does Deeti send Kabutri in Chapter 6?
(a) To her mother.
(b) To her aunt.
(c) To her sister.
(d) To her brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 11, what name does Deeti assume?

2. In Chapter 2, what do the Raskhali use the top deck of the budgerow for?

3. How old was Munia's child when the baby and Munia's family were killed in a fire?

4. In the story Neel tells in Chapter 18, how many sons of King Sagar disturb Lord Vishnu?

5. In Chapter 7, what color does Baboo Nob Kissin daydream of the color of a spire will be for a temple he wants to build?

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