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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1 Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What topic does the Magistrate lecture about?
(a) poetry.
(b) pariah dogs.
(c) The Great Exhibition in London.
(d) phrenology.

2. Which room was the Collector's favorite room and why?
(a) the library where all his books were.
(b) his bedroom where he felt safe and serene.
(c) the dining hall where he could socialize.
(d) the study because it contained all his favorite objects.

3. What is a new arrival in the colony called?
(a) a griffin.
(b) an ignoramus.
(c) a greenhorn.
(d) an untested one.

4. What area do the British assign Major Hogan to defend?
(a) the riverbank and melon fields.
(b) Dunstaple's house, Cutcherry and rampart.
(c) the church and graveyard.
(d) the native town and the mosque.

5. What is the name of cemeteries in Krishnapur?
(a) "Eternal Resting Places".
(b) "Heavenly Abodes".
(c) "Peaceful Destinations".
(d) "Cities of the Silent".

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a daguerreotype?

2. What smell does the Collector awake to?

3. Where was there a massacre when the Magistrate was visiting the farmers and discussing the flooding of the river?

4. What one person besides the poorest natives in Krishnapur ate the melons?

5. What is George Fleury's sister's name?

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