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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 15, who is assigned to row the captain ashore?
(a) Serang Ali.
(b) Zachary.
(c) A lascar.
(d) Mr. Crowle.

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

3. In Chapter 16, who is the last migrant woman to come on board the Ibis?
(a) Deeti.
(b) Munia.
(c) Sarju.
(d) Heeru.

4. How long are the clothes that Neel is given in Chapter 12 supposed to last?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 8 months.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 9 months.

5. Where does Paulette want to go in Chapter 13?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) France.
(c) Italy.
(d) Mauritius Islands.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who stops Bhyro Singh from hitting the convicts in Chapter 17?

2. In Chapter 12, what does Neel dream that he becomes?

3. In Chapter 17, before leaving Calcutta, how many sides of fresh mutton did the steward purchase?

4. In Chapter 13, what does Paulette remember that Mr. Burnham wanted her to beat him with?

5. How long is Neel sentenced to the penal settlement on Mauritius Islands?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Paulette say about her travels?

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

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

6. What does Neel remember when listening to Deeti's voice and songs?

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

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

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

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

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