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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much is the opium worth that is stored in the warehouses at the factory?
(a) 8 million pounds sterling.
(b) 3 million pounds sterling.
(c) Several million pounds sterling.
(d) About 5 million pounds sterling.

2. What color does Nob Kissin Pander ask if Zachery ever turns?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Black.

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

4. In 1837 how much time could the amount of cash that Neel had cover the estates expenses?
(a) A week or two.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 4 or 5 weeks.

5. How long has Elokshi, Neel's mistress been with him in Chapter 2?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 7 years.
(d) 8 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, how long has Deeti been married?

2. How many Indian workers are managed by a senior official of the East India Company at the opium factory?

3. How old is Benjamin Burnham in Chapter 4?

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

5. In Chapter 2, what does Deeti want to do if the crop is good this year?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Deeti and Kalua married?

2. What is Deeti's puta room like?

3. How did the Halders get in debt with the Burnhams?

4. Why do families like Deeti's have to plant poppies?

5. In Chapter 1, why is it unusual for Deeti to have a vision of a tall-masted ship?

6. What is the water closet like in Paulette's room at the Burnham mansion, and what is it lacking?

7. What does Paulette help Mrs. Burnham with in Chapter 9?

8. Where does Deeti send Kabutri and why?

9. What does Deeti consider to use as payment for Kalua to get her husband from the factory in Chapter 2?

10. In Chapter 8, what does Mr. Rowbotham, Neel's lawyer, tell him is the best he can hope for from his trial?

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