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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the name of Benjamin Burnham's estate?
2. How many acres does the Sudder Opium Factory cover?
3. What nationality were the man and woman who commandeered Jodu's father boat because the woman was pregnant?
4. How old is Paulette in Chapter 6?
5. How many guns does the Ibis have?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Benjamin Burnham want Neel to do to discharge his debts?
2. Where would Paulette have been sent if Benjamin Burnham had not taken her in?
3. What does the new pilot, James Doughty look like?
4. In Chapter 1, why is it unusual for Deeti to have a vision of a tall-masted ship?
5. In Chapter 8, what happens after the lascars are paid?
6. What does Paulette help Mrs. Burnham with in Chapter 9?
7. How was Paulette born, and how did her mother die?
8. How are Deeti and Kalua married?
9. In Chapter 5, why does Neel say that he cannot sell the zemindary of Raskhali?
10. Where does Kalua live?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Paulette and Burnham have servants to do most of the work of the household. How do Paulette and Mrs. Burnham spend their days at Bethel? Based upon their characters, what is the role of British women in colonial India?
Essay Topic 2
At Burnham’s dinner party, the men discuss war with China. Why do Mr. Burnham and most of the men at the party think war with China is justified? How is the ban that China has on opium affecting the finances of men like Burnham? What does the attitude of Burnham and men of his social status reveal about the British view of superiority and mastery in the 1800s?
Essay Topic 3
The Ibis has been used to transport slaves and is refitted to transport migrants. What is Burnham’s view of slavery and migrants? What, if any, difference is there between slaves and migrants?
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