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

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

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

4. What jewelry had Deeti been wearing when she was lead to the funeral pyre?
(a) Silver earrings.
(b) Silver nose-ring.
(c) Silver bracelet.
(d) Silver anklet.

5. What type of cargo does the Ibis carry?
(a) Spices.
(b) Slaves.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Opium.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many elderly aunts, widowed cousins, and other female relatives and dependents live in Neel's house?

2. What festival comes in Chapter 6 after Deeti's husband has a seizure?

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

4. Where was Zachary Reid's mother from?

5. What did Benjamin Burnham's father do?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are grimitiyas?

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

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

5. Where does Deeti send Kabutri and why?

6. What is Hukam Singh's condition when Deeti finds him at the opium factory?

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

8. How are Deeti and Kalua married?

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

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

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