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

2. What festival comes in Chapter 6 after Deeti's husband has a seizure?
(a) Ugadi.
(b) Onam.
(c) Diwali.
(d) Holi.

3. Where did Baboo Nob Kissin spend his childhood?
(a) 20 miles north of Calcutta.
(b) 15 miles south of Calcutta.
(c) 60 miles north of Calcutta.
(d) 25 miles south of Calcutta.

4. How long are the watches when the Ibis is waiting to be taken to the dry docks to be repaired and refurbished?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) 8 hours.
(c) 4 hours.
(d) 6 hours.

5. In Chapter 2, what does Deeti want to do if the crop is good this year?
(a) Buy clothes.
(b) Buy a field.
(c) Fix the roof.
(d) Add on to the house.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many things does Zachary Reid like to think of to praise each day?

2. How many years did Zachary work at a shipyard in Baltimore?

3. In 1837 how much time could the amount of cash that Neel had cover the estates expenses?

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 long has the zemindary of Rashkhali been in Neel's family in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are grimitiyas?

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

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

6. Where does Deeti send Kabutri and why?

7. What does the new pilot, James Doughty look like?

8. How was Paulette born, and how did her mother die?

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

10. What does Benjamin Burnham want Neel to do to discharge his debts?

(see the answer keys)

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