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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3 Chapter 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. There was talk of shooting what besides the dogs?
(a) the wives.
(b) the Eurasians.
(c) the Indian servants.
(d) each other.

2. What smell does the Collector awake to?
(a) the smell of rotting melons.
(b) the smell of burning bungalows.
(c) the smell of jasmine growing outside his window.
(d) the smell of someone cooking wild pig.

3. What appears in one of the rooms of the palace to the embarrassment of Hari?
(a) a monkey.
(b) an escaped cow.
(c) a large spider.
(d) a local prostitute.

4. What does Fleury lecture prince Hari about?
(a) phrenology.
(b) the value in hard work.
(c) the superiority of the British.
(d) the uselessness of material things.

5. What happened to Fleury when he became excited?
(a) He twiddled his thumbs.
(b) His left eye twitched.
(c) He hummed under his breath.
(d) He sweated copiously.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the British men describe the upbringing of rich natives?

2. What were the money lenders known as?

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

4. What topic does the Magistrate lecture about?

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

(see the answer key)

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