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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 many of the jury at Neel's trail are Englishmen?
(a) 12.
(b) 5.
(c) 11.
(d) 8.

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

3. How long is Neel sentenced to the penal settlement on Mauritius Islands?
(a) 8 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 7 years.

4. Where is Ah Fatt from?
(a) Shanghai.
(b) Canton.
(c) Beijing.
(d) Xian.

5. When Deeti enters the women's section of the hold, how many women are there in Chapter 11?
(a) 28.
(b) Half-dozen.
(c) Dozen.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 16, what is the name of the steamtug that is to tow the Ibis?

2. In Chapter 11, when will the Ibis be sailing to Port Louis?

3. How many priests come to help Neel prepare the morning of his court appearance?

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

5. How many minutes do the convicts arrive before the migrants in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

1. What chores are the female migrants given?

2. In Chapter 11, what does Deeti find when she goes into the hold?

3. How does Neel survive when the Ibis sails past Rashkhali?

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

5. How does Paulette disguise herself to travel with the migrants?

6. What thoughts does Deeti have of Kabutri in Chapter 18?

7. Where will Malati and Raj go after Neel's properties are sold?

8. How do the migrants react when they get to the Black Water?

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

10. What are bores?

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