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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. What was shattering the Collector's nerves in Chapter 10?

2. What is a new arrival in the colony called?

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

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

5. What area do the British assign Major Hogan to defend?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the Maharajah's son, Hari, put on a show of being British?

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

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

5. What did the Padre complain about?

6. What new invention does the Collector contemplate using in the defense of the cantonment and what is it a forerunner of?

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

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

9. What are some military procedures which Harry instructs his men in?

10. What smell awakens the Collector in the night?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

1) Describe the auction of the remaining food goods. Who bids? What scheme does Rayne carry out? What does the Collector do?

2) What foolhardy thing does Dr. Dunstaple do to show Dr. McNab up? What is the outcome? Give as many details as possible.

3) Describe the incident with Chloe, the sepoy, Fleury and Ram.

Choose two of the three topics to write on.

Essay Topic 3

1) Choose two things about Dr. McNab that Dr. Dunstaple initially criticizes and write on them.

2) What is Cutter's plan to thwart the enemy?

3) Describe phrenology as it is portrayed in the novel.

Choose two of the three topics to write on.

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