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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2 Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was shattering the Collector's nerves in Chapter 10?
(a) the high, shrill voice of the Padre.
(b) the complaining of the women.
(c) the extreme heat.
(d) the sound of the jackals howling.

2. Who saved Fleury at the last moment when he was waiting for a sepoy to pierce him with a sabre?
(a) the Collector.
(b) Harry.
(c) Barlow.
(d) Vokins.

3. What is chapatis?
(a) a local fruit.
(b) a bread made of course flour the thickness of a biscuit.
(c) salad made with local vegetables.
(d) nut meats given as gifts.

4. What did the frog do in the Sanskrit poem the Collector remembers?
(a) took itself to the refuge of the river during the hot spell.
(b) sang all night long.
(c) buried itself in the cool mud.
(d) reclined beneath the hood of the cobra.

5. What do the Collector and Miriam take a tour of?
(a) the local bazaar.
(b) the Maharajah's gardens.
(c) a local mosque.
(d) the opium factory.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the other ladies of the Residency resent regarding Lucy?

3. What did the Collector wear which symbolized his attempt to exhibit culture and inspiration to the besieged residents?

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

5. What were the money lenders known as?

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