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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Zachary Reid in 1838?
(a) 18.
(b) 20.
(c) 24.
(d) 27.

2. How old was Nob Kissin when he was supposed to escort his aunt to an ashram in Brindavan?
(a) 14.
(b) 16.
(c) 13.
(d) 15.

3. What is one of the languages that Serang Ali speaks?
(a) Turkish.
(b) Bengali.
(c) English.
(d) Chinese.

4. How far is the factory where Hukam SIngh works from his home?
(a) 2 miles.
(b) 3 miles.
(c) 4 miles.
(d) 1 mile.

5. What color are Deeti's eyes?
(a) Violet.
(b) Grey.
(c) Green.
(d) Blue.

6. In Chapter 2, what do the Raskhali use the top deck of the budgerow for?
(a) Playing marbles.
(b) Playing ball.
(c) Flying kites.
(d) Playing Parcheesi.

7. Which of Deeti's siblings died as children?
(a) 2 brothers and a sister.
(b) 3 brothers.
(c) A brother and a sister.
(d) 2 sisters and a brother.

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

9. How old is Benjamin Burnham in Chapter 4?
(a) 45.
(b) 39.
(c) A few years short of 50.
(d) A few years over 50.

10. When Deeti and Kalua consider going to Patna in Chapter 8, how far is the journey?
(a) 15 days.
(b) 12 days.
(c) 8 days.
(d) 10 days.

11. Where is Captain Chilllingworth from?
(a) Liverpool.
(b) Devonshire.
(c) Yorkshire.
(d) London.

12. In Chapter 2, who does Zachary remember being beaten in Baltimore that lead to his employment on a ship?
(a) Freddy Douglass.
(b) Michael Andrews.
(c) Philip Tudor.
(d) Billy Richards.

13. What jewelry had Deeti been wearing when she was lead to the funeral pyre?
(a) Silver bracelet.
(b) Silver nose-ring.
(c) Silver earrings.
(d) Silver anklet.

14. Why did Nob Kissin change jobs twice?
(a) The employers kicked their staff.
(b) The employers accused their staff of thievery.
(c) The employers made him work 15 hour days.
(d) The employers did not give him a supper break.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long are the watches when the Ibis is waiting to be taken to the dry docks to be repaired and refurbished?

2. What is the name of Benjamin Burnham's estate?

3. What color does Nob Kissin Pander ask if Zachery ever turns?

4. What did Benjamin Burnham's father do?

5. What type of cargo does the Ibis carry?

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