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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 does Paulette want to go in Chapter 13?
3. What becomes Munia's job on the Ibis?
4. In Chapter 16, what is the name of the steamtug that is to tow the Ibis?
5. In Chapter 13, from what book in the Bible does Paulette say that Mr. Burnham read about chastening?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Neel survive when the Ibis sails past Rashkhali?
2. At the end of Chapter 10, why do the lascars wish to abandon the Isis, and why do they decide to stay?
3. Where will Malati and Raj go after Neel's properties are sold?
4. In Chapter 14, why does Crowle dislike Zachary?
5. What chores are the female migrants given?
6. How do the migrants react when they get to the Black Water?
7. How does Paulette disguise herself to travel with the migrants?
8. What are bores?
9. Where does Mr. Burnham want Zachary to stay in Chapter 13, and where does Zachary stay and why?
10. Why does Zachary tell Paulette in Chapter 13, that she cannot be one of the crew on the Ibis?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
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
At the beginning of the novel, Deeti is an opium farmer. What is Deeti’s life like at the beginning of the novel? How does it change after her husband’s death? How do the changes in her life bring her power and respect?
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