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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. In what part of India is Krishnapur located?

2. What is Louise able to make for them to eat to celebrate Fleury's birthday?

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

4. What happens when the Collector is once more alone in his study after he has made the rounds?

5. Who was Jackson?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Harry in the bazaar on his journey to Krishnapur?

2. What is the plan Cutter puts into action on July 7th?

3. What smell awakens the Collector in the night?

4. What three men do the Padre and the Collector have to bury and what is the problem concerning the burial?

5. Where is Hari kept and what does he say he'll never do?

6. What did the Padre complain about?

7. What indicated the first sign of trouble in Krishnapur and what year was it?

8. Who were the new arrivals in Krishnapur in Part 1, Chapter 2 and why were they so warmly welcomed?

9. Who rides out to warn the Indigo farmers to join the others in the Residency and why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Write about the symbol of Chloe in comparison to the pariah dogs. How does Chloe change and does it mirror the change in the British

residents during the siege?

2) What is the view of women held by the men of the Residency? This is a typical point of view during the Victorian era.

3) What is the positive transformation which takes place in the characters of Harry and Fleury during the siege?

Choose two of the three topics to write on.

Essay Topic 2

1) Describe the plain the travelers to Krishnapur pass through. What are the landscape, the buildings, and the animals like?

2) Describe the Krishnapur Poetry Society. How are the women and their poetry treated by the Magistrate? The Collector?

3) What makes the Collector suspect future danger for the cantonment and what does he do about it?

Choose two of the three topics to write about.

Essay Topic 3

1) Discuss Louise concern about Harry's interest in Lucy. Why is she concerned? What is her opinion of Lucy?

2) What three men do the Padre and the Collector have to bury? What is the dilemma and how does the Collector solve it?

3) What is the name of the well-liked little girl who dies in the novel. What does she inspire Fleury to do?

Choose two of the three to write on.

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