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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. In Chapter 5 after going through the mixing room, where does Deeti rest?
(a) Under a parrotia tree.
(b) Under an ironwood tree.
(c) In the shade of a silk tree.
(d) Shade of a mango tree.

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

3. In Chapter 3, how long has it been since Jodu has been to the harbor?
(a) 11 months.
(b) More than a year.
(c) 18 months.
(d) About 6 months.

4. How long has the zemindary of Rashkhali been in Neel's family in Chapter 5?
(a) 225 years.
(b) 175 years.
(c) 200 years.
(d) 150 years.

5. Where is Captain Chillingworth's wife thought to be in Chapter 9?
(a) Peru.
(b) Brazil.
(c) Panama.
(d) Chile.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Zachary Reid in 1838?

2. When was Neel Rattan Halder married?

3. What is Neel's son doing at the end of Chapter 4?

4. What nationality were the man and woman who commandeered Jodu's father boat because the woman was pregnant?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Deeti's puta room like?

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

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

6. Where does Deeti send Kabutri and why?

7. In Chapter 9, why is it difficult for Kalua and Deeti to find work in Chhapra?

8. In Chapter 5, why does Neel say that he cannot sell the zemindary of Raskhali?

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

10. What do Deeti and Kabutri see as they drive into Ghazipur?

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