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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long are the watches when the Ibis is waiting to be taken to the dry docks to be repaired and refurbished?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) 4 hours.
(c) 8 hours.
(d) 6 hours.

2. How many Indian workers are managed by a senior official of the East India Company at the opium factory?
(a) About 300 hundred.
(b) 185.
(c) 150.
(d) Several hundred.

3. Where is Captain Chillingworth's wife thought to be in Chapter 9?
(a) Panama.
(b) Peru.
(c) Chile.
(d) Brazil.

4. How old was Zachary when he left school?
(a) 12.
(b) 14.
(c) 16.
(d) 13.

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

6. What nationality were the man and woman who commandeered Jodu's father boat because the woman was pregnant?
(a) English.
(b) American.
(c) French.
(d) Italian.

7. How far does Deeti live from the coast?
(a) 400 miles.
(b) 250 miles.
(c) 5 miles.
(d) 30 miles.

8. Where are Deeti and Kalua staying in Chapter 9?
(a) Chhapra.
(b) Ghazipur.
(c) Doriganj.
(d) Patna.

9. In Chapter 6, how much opium does Deeti allow her husband?
(a) Some three times a day.
(b) Some in the morning and evening.
(c) One pipe.
(d) A few mouthfuls.

10. What is Paulette's nickname that Jodu's mother calls her?
(a) Pallavi.
(b) Paakhi.
(c) Pari.
(d) Putli.

11. In Chapter 3, what does Deeti compare Kalua's dwelling to?
(a) Cattle pen.
(b) Barn.
(c) Shed.
(d) Pig pen.

12. What festival comes in Chapter 6 after Deeti's husband has a seizure?
(a) Diwali.
(b) Onam.
(c) Ugadi.
(d) Holi.

13. How many lascars were often needed to do the work of a single able seaman?
(a) 3 or 4.
(b) 2 or 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

14. 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) Kanchantala.
(d) Kidderpore.

15. When did the Ibis drop anchor off Ganga-Sagar Island?
(a) April, 1839.
(b) June, 1837.
(c) March, 1838.
(d) May, 1840.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Deeti's siblings died as children?

2. What is Neel's son doing at the end of Chapter 4?

3. How far is the factory where Hukam SIngh works from his home?

4. What time is Kalua to report if he becomes a grimitiya?

5. How long does it usually take Paulette to write the place cards for Mrs. Burnham?

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