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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the Collector sit for a long time contemplating his boots?
(a) They were falling apart and couldn't be worn.
(b) They sorely needed polishing.
(c) The laces were missing.
(d) They were covered with green mold.

2. What were the holes dug slant-wise in the ground and filled with powder and stones called?
(a) foudeterres.
(b) fougasses.
(c) foumunitions.
(d) foupoudres.

3. Who is made the godfather of the child?
(a) the Collector.
(b) Dr. Dunstaple.
(c) Harry.
(d) the Magistrate.

4. Why does Fleury order Chloe killed?
(a) Chloe is suffering terribly from starvation and will die anyway.
(b) Chloe eats the dead sepoy's face.
(c) They can no longer feed Chloe because of lack of food.
(d) Chloe is carrying diseases.

5. What does the Collector eat at the end of Chapter 29?
(a) a black beetle.
(b) a handful of dal.
(c) a chapatis.
(d) an ant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to cause the sepoy attack to be repulsed?

2. What was Miriam's married name?

3. What did Lucy want to eat?

4. What did the ladies battle over in the auction?

5. How does Dr. Dunstaple say cholera is transmitted?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 29 what does the Collector read about in the phrenology book and what does he eat on the way downstairs?

2. What does the Collector do when he returns to London?

3. What is the Collector sitting on and what is he discussing with the Padre in Chapter 31?

4. What happens on September 12th and why can't the British destroy the enemy's magazine cache?

5. What does Fleury do for Louise's birthday?

6. What is the seeming snow from the sky which causes confusion to the enemy and allows the men to reload their cannons?

7. What does Lucy begin to do to cheer herself up?

8. Why was the Magistrate fascinated with the back of Lucy's neck?

9. What happens to Ford in Chapter 30 and what falls on the Collector?

10. Who does Dr. McNab ask to look after the Collector and what transpires during that time?

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