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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3 Chapter 27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Abdallah try to cheer up the Magistrate?
(a) by telling him that the Bristish were a superior race.
(b) by telling him a Mohammedan joke against the Hindus.
(c) by telling him an entertaining Sufi tale.
(d) by reassuring him that the British were safe.

2. What one person besides the poorest natives in Krishnapur ate the melons?
(a) the Collector.
(b) the Magistrate.
(c) Harry.
(d) Lieutenant Cutter.

3. What does the Collector do after spending some time in his study?
(a) He goes to the church to speak with the Padre.
(b) He goes to comfort the women in the billiard room.
(c) He goes to encourage the men in Dunstaple's battery.
(d) He goes to the banqueting hall for dinner.

4. What were the holes dug slant-wise in the ground and filled with powder and stones called?
(a) foudeterres.
(b) foumunitions.
(c) fougasses.
(d) foupoudres.

5. What do Louise and Miriam banter about?
(a) each other's "conquests".
(b) their looks.
(c) their skill at poetry.
(d) how they miss England.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the Collector sit for a long time contemplating his boots?

2. What happens when the Collector is once more alone in his study after he has made the rounds?

3. Who do Harry and Fleury set out into the town to rescue?

4. Who became cold to Lucy after the cockchafer episode?

5. What was the name of the Collector's English manservant?

(see the answer key)

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