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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 much exercise do the convicts on the Ibis receive daily?

2. Where is Zachary hit by an oar in Chapter 13?

3. What do Steward Pinto and his mess-boys serve the officers' in Chapter 17?

4. Who stops Bhyro Singh from hitting the convicts in Chapter 17?

5. For how many Brahmins does Neel's wife prepare a feast and serve them with her own hands?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Neel remember when listening to Deeti's voice and songs?

2. In Chapter 14, why does Crowle dislike Zachary?

3. What are bores?

4. How do the migrants react when they get to the Black Water?

5. How does Deeti organize the evacuation when the migrants are to board the Ibis?

6. In Chapter 15, who does Paulette ask to help her?

7. At the end of Chapter 12, what does Neel see when he looks in the mirror?

8. Where will Malati and Raj go after Neel's properties are sold?

9. In Chapter 11, what does Deeti find when she goes into the hold?

10. Where does Mr. Burnham want Zachary to stay in Chapter 13, and where does Zachary stay and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Baboo Nob Kissin grew up in a temple and was educated to succeed his uncle as the temple’s custodian. How did Nob Kissin’s life change when his uncle died? How does his life change again when he hears Zachary play a flute? How do these changes cause Nob Kissin to transform by the end of the novel?

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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