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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 does Jodu leave Paulette when she becomes ill in Chapter 14?

2. How many minutes do the convicts arrive before the migrants in Chapter 16?

3. In Chapter 17, how many books does Neel say are in print in Bengali?

4. In Chapter 16, what color sari is Paulette wearing when she meets Deeti?

5. Under what type of tree does Paulette wait for Nob Kissin in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Paulette disguise herself to travel with the migrants?

3. How does Neel survive when the Ibis sails past Rashkhali?

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Zachary tell Paulette in Chapter 13, that she cannot be one of the crew on the Ibis?

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

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

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

The Ibis has been used to transport slaves and is refitted to transport migrants. What is Burnham’s view of slavery and migrants? What, if any, difference is there between slaves and migrants?

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