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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3 Chapter 25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of treatment mentioned by Dr. McNab alarms the crowd?
(a) voodoo.
(b) blood letting.
(c) Hindu sacrifice of animals.
(d) Chinese acupuncture.

2. What wasn't the priest able to do because of the many people dying of cholera?
(a) hold church services.
(b) perform funerals.
(c) pray individually with the dying.
(d) keep his faith.

3. Who was Barlow?
(a) a lieutenant in the cantonment.
(b) the taciturn man from the Salt agency.
(c) a visiting dignitary.
(d) the Magistrate's English manservant.

4. What did the other ladies of the Residency resent regarding Lucy?
(a) that she was better educated.
(b) that she was prettier than they were.
(c) that she was allowed to sleep in the Billiard room.
(d) that she wore such scant clothing.

5. Who was Jackson?
(a) the Padre's favorite parishoner.
(b) the soldier who had been singing about the Crimea.
(c) an indigo farmer who died during the siege.
(d) Dr. Dunstaple's nephew.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the two fat Sikhs chewing in this chapter?

2. What do the community members keep with them at all times during the cholera epidemic?

3. What color were the flags flying in the cantonment in Chapter 25?

4. What is Fleury thinking about as the Padre and the Collector dig graves and argue?

5. What was bothering the Padre as he read aloud from the Bible?

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