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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 jewelry had Deeti been wearing when she was lead to the funeral pyre?

2. In Chapter 7, how long has it been since Ma Tarmony died?

3. Where was Zachary Reid's mother from?

4. What festival comes in Chapter 6 after Deeti's husband has a seizure?

5. How far does Deeti live from the coast?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Benjamin Burnham want Neel to do to discharge his debts?

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

3. What does Paulette help Mrs. Burnham with in Chapter 9?

4. What is Hukam Singh's condition when Deeti finds him at the opium factory?

5. What is Deeti's puta room like?

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

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

8. Why do families like Deeti's have to plant poppies?

9. What does Serang Ali lay out for Zachery to wear to dinner with Raja Neel Rattan Halder?

10. What jobs is Jodu given in Chapter 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Neel invites Burnham, Doughty, and Zachary to dinner. How would you describe the dinner and its success? Why is the progression of the dinner humorous? How is the humor a satire?

Essay Topic 2

Point of view determines how readers view the story and characters in a story. What is the point of view in the novel? How does the point of view affect what readers know about the story and characters?

Essay Topic 3

Mrs. Burnham tells Paulette that a judge would like to marry her. How does Paulette respond to the news that a judge would like to marry her? What does Mrs. Burnham tell her about marriage? How do Mrs. Burnham and women of her social status view marriage?

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