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

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

3. What is Neel's son doing at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) Riding a pony.
(b) Reading.
(c) Fishing.
(d) Flying kites.

4. What is the name of the suburb in Calcutta where the white merchants of Calcutta have their country estates?
(a) Green Gardens.
(b) Lookout Garden.
(c) Garden Reach.
(d) Quiet Gardens.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Cornelius Pinto's religion?

2. In Chapter 3, what does Deeti compare Kalua's dwelling to?

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

4. In Chapter 7, what color does Baboo Nob Kissin daydream of the color of a spire will be for a temple he wants to build?

5. How does Hukam SIngh get to the factory where he works?

Short Essay Questions

1. What jobs did Nob Kissin have when he began to work in Chapter 7?

2. Where does Deeti send Kabutri and why?

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

4. What are grimitiyas?

5. Where did Nob Kissin grow up, and how was he trained?

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

7. Why does everyone sneeze when they come on the grounds of the opium factory's main compound?

8. What type of boat does Jodu have in Chapter 3?

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

10. Where does Kalua live?

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