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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 17, before leaving Calcutta, how many sides of fresh mutton did the steward purchase?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

2. In Chapter 8, where are the dry docks where the Ibis is to be repaired and refurbished?
(a) Surinaam Ghat.
(b) Naba Graha Mandir.
(c) Kidderpore.
(d) Kanchantala.

3. In what languages can Neel read and write?
(a) English, Perisan, and French.
(b) English, French, and Bengali.
(c) Bengali, English, Persian, and Urdu.
(d) Bengali, English, and German.

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

5. How many days after Deeti brings her husband home from the factory does he die?
(a) 15.
(b) 45.
(c) 20.
(d) 34.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long is Neel sentenced to the penal settlement on Mauritius Islands?

3. Where does Jodu leave Paulette when she becomes ill in Chapter 14?

4. How old is Benjamin Burnham in Chapter 4?

5. Where do Deeti, Kalua, and the other girmitiyas disembark?

(see the answer key)

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