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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What about her looks upsets Louise?
(a) her oily, dirty hair.
(b) the spots and boils on her face.
(c) her thin, bony body from malnutrition.
(d) her fingernails.

2. Dr. Dunstaple makes fun of what native practice that Dr. McNab uses?
(a) ants as stitches.
(b) rubbing mud into wounds.
(c) leeches.
(d) bee pollen for the skin.

3. What was the name of the Collector's beloved, deceased dog?
(a) Towser.
(b) King.
(c) Bowser.
(d) Randall.

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

5. What was the physical manifestation of the Collector's grieving mind?
(a) his shattered and dissheveled bedroom.
(b) the burned out bungalows.
(c) the piles of British possessions in the billiard room.
(d) the graves he digs.

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

7. What does Louise sew for Fleury for his birthday present?
(a) blue trousers..
(b) a green coat.
(c) a white shirt
(d) a red vest.

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

9. What happens when the Collector is once more alone in his study after he has made the rounds?
(a) He kneels in prayer for the safety of the cantonment.
(b) A musket ball ricochets across the room.
(c) He drinks a cup of Earl Gray tea.
(d) Ludy knocks on his door requesting to speak with him.

10. What did the other ladies of the Residency resent regarding Lucy?
(a) that she was better educated.
(b) that she wore such scant clothing.
(c) that she was allowed to sleep in the Billiard room.
(d) that she was prettier than they were.

11. Who did Fleury tease about her dimples to make Louise jealous?
(a) Lucy.
(b) Miriam.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Fanny.

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

13. What were some physical characteristics of Lucy?
(a) green eyes and red hair.
(b) beautiful blue eyes and blond hair.
(c) voluptuous figure and beautiful, long curly light brown hair.
(d) large, sad eyes, dark hair, and perfect features.

14. What animals had lived where Hari and the Prime Minister were now kept?
(a) horses.
(b) goats
(c) bullocks..
(d) tigers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who goes into labor at the end of Chapter 13?

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

3. What does the Collector help the Padre do?

4. Who had formed the habit of sleeping clasped in each other's arms?

5. Which room was the Collector's favorite room and why?

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