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

2. How many guns does the Ibis have?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 11.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Baboo Nob Kissin spend his childhood?

2. What did Deeti's husband say was his first wife on their wedding night?

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

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

5. Where is Captain Chilllingworth from?

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. Where would Paulette have been sent if Benjamin Burnham had not taken her in?

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

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

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

7. In Chapter 8, what happens after the lascars are paid?

8. What happened to Captain Chillingworth's wife?

9. What are grimitiyas?

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

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