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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. At the end of Chapter 18, how many migrants jump overboard?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

2. How many minutes do the convicts arrive before the migrants in Chapter 16?
(a) 15 minutes.
(b) 10 minutes.
(c) 20 minutes.
(d) 30 minutes.

3. What do Steward Pinto and his mess-boys serve the officers' in Chapter 17?
(a) Venison pie and potatoes.
(b) Roast, gravy, and mashed potatoes.
(c) Roast chicken and greens.
(d) Lamb, mint sauce, and boiled potatoes.

4. What becomes Munia's job on the Ibis?
(a) Washing.
(b) Cleaning.
(c) Sewing.
(d) Watching the livestock.

5. When Nob Kissin proposes the camp for coolies, when does he tell Burnham that he can sell it to the government?
(a) 36 months.
(b) 1-2 years.
(c) 18 months.
(d) 3-4 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Paulette listens to conversations between the convicts in Chapter 16, what language are they speaking?

2. When does Neel learn his cell mate's name?

3. In Chapter 15, where does Paulette decide to speak to Nob Kissin?

4. In Chapter 11, what name does Deeti assume?

5. in Chapter 14, why is Neel's cell mate so indisposed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Chillingworth not wish to fight the Chinese?

2. What are bores?

3. Why does Zachary tell Paulette in Chapter 13, that she cannot be one of the crew on the Ibis?

4. At the end of Chapter 12, what does Neel see when he looks in the mirror?

5. In Chapter 15, who does Paulette ask to help her?

6. Where does Mr. Burnham want Zachary to stay in Chapter 13, and where does Zachary stay and why?

7. What chores are the female migrants given?

8. At the end of Chapter 10, why do the lascars wish to abandon the Isis, and why do they decide to stay?

9. Why did Nob Kissin suggest to Burnham how to bring down Neel?

10. What does the captain tell the migrants as they head out to sea?

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