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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2 Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of rifles were propped up against the balustrade?
(a) Sheffield rifles.
(b) rifles with bayonets.
(c) Enfield rifles.
(d) 22 calibre rifles.

2. What is a daguerreotype?
(a) the colony's newspaper.
(b) a daily printed journal.
(c) an early form of printing.
(d) an early form of photograph.

3. Who arrives wounded in Part 1, Chapter 6?
(a) Dr. McNab.
(b) the Magistrate.
(c) the general.
(d) the Collector.

4. What is the name of the Spaniel traveling with the new British arrivals in the colony?
(a) Bertha.
(b) Chloe.
(c) Curly.
(d) Zoe.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the frog do in the Sanskrit poem the Collector remembers?

2. Who do Harry and Fleury go back to try and save?

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

4. Who were the dhobi?

5. What is Harry afraid of?

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