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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. What does Deeti draw at the end of Chapter 17?

2. In Chapter 15, who is assigned to row the captain ashore?

3. How many men are waiting to board the ship that Deeti and Kalua are traveling on in Sahibganj?

4. Why is there a riot in Chapter 18?

5. In Chapter 18, what is the captain holding when he speaks to the migrants?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the captain tell the migrants as they head out to sea?

3. What are bores?

4. What clothing does Neel request for his first appearance in court, and what does he decide to wear?

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

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

7. What thoughts does Deeti have of Kabutri in Chapter 18?

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

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

10. What chores are the female migrants given?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mrs. Burnham tells Paulette that a judge would like to marry her. How does Paulette respond to the news that a judge would like to marry her? What does Mrs. Burnham tell her about marriage? How do Mrs. Burnham and women of her social status view marriage?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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