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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was there a massacre when the Magistrate was visiting the farmers and discussing the flooding of the river?

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

3. What is Harry afraid of?

4. The native Christians sat with their backs against what trees?

5. What were the money lenders known as?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Padre do during this attack in Chapter 10?

2. What animals are lying in the shadows of the church?

3. What are some of the wonders of nature which the Padre mentions while extolling God?

4. What are some of the Collector's beloved objects in his study?

5. What had Dr. McNab done which particularly annoyed Dr. Dunstaple?

6. What happens in the Collector's study when he returns there?

7. What is the yearly disagreement between the Magistrate and the local farmers?

8. Who do Harry and Fleury go back to try to save and what is the outcome?

9. What is Hari interested in and what does he do to the Prime Minister to because of this interest?

10. Whose birthday is celebrated in Chapter 16 and what does Louise make as a present?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Describe three desperate measures taken to obtain food at the end of August.

2) What does Fleury do to celebrate Louise birthday?

3) What are some of the horrible physical problems Louise faces near the end of the siege?

Choose two of the three topics to write on.

Essay Topic 2

1) Describe the scene where Louise and Fleury are in the Sunday School. What does the Padre have the children do and what is the outcome?

2) Write about the Collector's thoughts about the electroplating technology. Why does he feel its so important?

3) What is your opinion of the Padre and his view that he is bringing salvation not only to the native Christians but to the British residents.

Do you think he is doing good or spreading fear? What are some of the points he tries to make in his sermonizing?

Choose two of the three topics to write on.

Essay Topic 3

1) Compare the characters of Harry and Fleury. How are they alike, how different?

2) Compare the characters of the Magistrate and the Collector, their similarities , their differences.

3) Compare the characters of Lucy and Louise.

Choose two of the three character comparisons to write on.

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