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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 Neel's attorney in Chapter 8?

2. How long has Elokshi, Neel's mistress been with him in Chapter 2?

3. In Chapter 7, what color does Baboo Nob Kissin daydream of the color of a spire will be for a temple he wants to build?

4. What is the name of the suburb in Calcutta where the white merchants of Calcutta have their country estates?

5. How many things does Zachary Reid like to think of to praise each day?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Halders get in debt with the Burnhams?

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

3. What jobs did Nob Kissin have when he began to work in Chapter 7?

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

5. What happened to Captain Chillingworth's wife?

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

7. What is Deeti's puta room like?

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

9. Where did Nob Kissin grow up, and how was he trained?

10. What are grimitiyas?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is Deeti in a difficult situation when her husband dies? What limited options does she have? Why does she consider sati to solve her problems?

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

Neel is sentenced to seven years in a penal colony. What type of lawyer does Neel have? What relationship does the judge at his trial have with Burnham? Who make up the jury at his trial? How is an affidavit obtained that is read at his trial? What is revealed about British justice for natives of India?

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