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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. Where is Captain Chilllingworth from?

2. What color are Deeti's eyes?

3. Where did Babloo-tindal get the scars he bears?

4. In Chapter 8, where are the dry docks where the Ibis is to be repaired and refurbished?

5. What is the name of Neel's attorney in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Captain Chillingworth's wife?

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

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

4. Where does Deeti send Kabutri and why?

5. What type of boat does Jodu have in Chapter 3?

6. Why does everyone sneeze when they come on the grounds of the opium factory's main compound?

7. What is Deeti's puta room like?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bhyro Singh is in charge of the prisoners on the Ibis. How does Singh treat the convicts? How does he abuse them? Does Singh abuse the power given by mistreating the convicts?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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