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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who had formed the habit of sleeping clasped in each other's arms?
(a) Dr. and Mrs. Dunstaple.
(b) the Collector's two eldest daughters.
(c) the O'Hanlon sisters.
(d) Louise and MIriam.

2. The Collector mused about the qualities of what insects at the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) cockroaches.
(b) ants.
(c) mosquitoes.
(d) bees.

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

4. Fleury is afraid of the statue of what Indian God?
(a) Kali.
(b) Krishna.
(c) Lord Bhairava.
(d) the Elephant God.

5. Who was Jackson?
(a) the soldier who had been singing about the Crimea.
(b) an indigo farmer who died during the siege.
(c) the Padre's favorite parishoner.
(d) Dr. Dunstaple's nephew.

6. The Collector oversleeps in the beginning of Chapter 10 but who made the round of the defenses in his place?
(a) Fleury.
(b) the Magistrate.
(c) the Padre.
(d) Harry.

7. What did the Collector allow to remain standing near the cantonment ramparts?
(a) the statue of a Hindu god.
(b) a mosque.
(c) a Hindu temple.
(d) an opium factory.

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

9. What does Fleury attempt to retrieve for the dead man's wife?
(a) his pocket watch.
(b) his locket.
(c) a lock of his hair.
(d) his pocket bible.

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

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

12. Who had the Ten Commandments translated into the vernacular and chiseled in stones by the roadside?
(a) Fleury.
(b) the Judge at Fatehpur.
(c) the Collector.
(d) the Padre.

13. What was the name of the Padre's mother?
(a) Mrs. Hadley.
(b) Mrs. Barlow.
(c) Mrs. Harvey.
(d) Mrs. Hampton.

14. What is another name for Mr. Hopkins?
(a) the Administrator.
(b) the Collector.
(c) the First Lieutenant.
(d) the Magistrate.

15. What does the Collector help the Padre do?
(a) sermonize.
(b) man the Enfield rifles.
(c) load the canon with metal objects.
(d) dig graves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Padre complain about that was being done in the church?

2. What topic does the Magistrate lecture about?

3. Who was Barlow?

4. What does Fleury lecture prince Hari about?

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

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