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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is there a riot in Chapter 18?
(a) The migrants want on deck.
(b) The migrants want more food.
(c) The migrants run out of water.
(d) There is a fight among the migrants.

2. In Chapter 16, who is the last migrant woman to come on board the Ibis?
(a) Heeru.
(b) Munia.
(c) Deeti.
(d) Sarju.

3. In Chapter 18, what is the captain holding when he speaks to the migrants?
(a) Whip.
(b) Gun.
(c) Club.
(d) Leather belt.

4. How old was Munia's child when the baby and Munia's family were killed in a fire?
(a) 8 months.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 18 months.
(d) 14 months.

5. What do Steward Pinto and his mess-boys serve the officers' in Chapter 17?
(a) Roast chicken and greens.
(b) Venison pie and potatoes.
(c) Lamb, mint sauce, and boiled potatoes.
(d) Roast, gravy, and mashed potatoes.

6. What type of soup is served at the Burnham dinner in Chapter 11?
(a) Green turtle.
(b) Dal shorba.
(c) Curry.
(d) Basil and badam.

7. Where does Mr. Burnham believe that Zachary should stay in Chapter 13?
(a) Reverend Powell's Mission House for Sailors.
(b) Reverend Johnson's Mission House for Sailors.
(c) Reverend Martin's Mission Home for Sailors.
(d) Reverend Wyatt's Mission Home for Sailors.

8. Where do Deeti, Kalua, and the other girmitiyas disembark?
(a) Mumbai.
(b) Delhi.
(c) Calcutta.
(d) Indore.

9. In Chapter 18 at what time does the Ibis cast anchor at the last place from which the migrants can view their native shore?
(a) Sunrise.
(b) Dusk.
(c) Sundown.
(d) Midnight.

10. What becomes Munia's job on the Ibis?
(a) Washing.
(b) Watching the livestock.
(c) Sewing.
(d) Cleaning.

11. When Paulette listens to conversations between the convicts in Chapter 16, what language are they speaking?
(a) Bengali.
(b) English.
(c) Urdu.
(d) Persian.

12. How many of the jury at Neel's trail are Englishmen?
(a) 11.
(b) 5.
(c) 8.
(d) 12.

13. How many men are waiting to board the ship that Deeti and Kalua are traveling on in Sahibganj?
(a) 25.
(b) 18.
(c) 40.
(d) 31.

14. Where will Neel's wife and son go in Chapter 12?
(a) Parimal's place.
(b) Her sister's place.
(c) Neel's brother's place.
(d) Calcutta.

15. What name does Doughty give Kalua in Chapter 12?
(a) Tartan Roover.
(b) Martin Culnan.
(c) Daddoo Coolon.
(d) Maddow Colver.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 11, when will the Ibis be sailing to Port Louis?

2. In Chapter 13, when does Zachary remember that his mother told him how old she was when she had to sleep with her master?

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

4. In Chapter 18, when does the wind die and the Ibis is not able to set sail?

5. Where is Zachary hit by an oar in Chapter 13?

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