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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. How old is Zachary Reid in 1838?
2. Why did Lambert sell something to Nob Kissin Pander before he died?
3. How old was Nob Kissin when he was supposed to escort his aunt to an ashram in Brindavan?
4. What is the name of the judge who subjects Paulette to lengthy and disapproving catechisms?
5. In the fana of the Ibis, how far apart are the hammocks hung above one another?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Benjamin Burnham want Neel to do to discharge his debts?
2. In Chapter 8, what does Mr. Rowbotham, Neel's lawyer, tell him is the best he can hope for from his trial?
3. What does the new pilot, James Doughty look like?
4. What does Paulette help Mrs. Burnham with in Chapter 9?
5. In Chapter 8, what happens after the lascars are paid?
6. How are Deeti and Kalua married?
7. Where did Nob Kissin grow up, and how was he trained?
8. In Chapter 5, why does Neel say that he cannot sell the zemindary of Raskhali?
9. What does Serang Ali lay out for Zachery to wear to dinner with Raja Neel Rattan Halder?
10. Why do families like Deeti's have to plant poppies?
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
The author uses personification to describe the Ibis. In what ways is the ship personified? How does referring to the ship as a person give it power? What does the ship symbolize?
Essay Topic 3
The cat jumps ship. Why are the lascars uneasy when the cat jumps ship? How do they feel about women being on board and why? Why are they slow to get the ship moving after men falls overboard and die? In what ways are the lascars superstitious and how does being superstitious affect their view of life?
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