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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Bobby not like the terminal in India?
(a) All of these.
(b) It is noisy.
(c) It is dirty.
(d) It is crowded.

2. Who do the Kapalikas serve?
(a) Gandhi.
(b) The Jews.
(c) Krishna.
(d) Kali.

3. Where did Bobby have a long delay while getting to Calcutta?
(a) New Delhi.
(b) Bombay.
(c) Sri Lanka.
(d) Egypt.

4. What does Muktananandaji want to do while his corpse is painted?
(a) Cry.
(b) Scream.
(c) Laugh.
(d) Sleep.

5. What kind of extreme group is Sanjay involved in?
(a) Religious.
(b) Military.
(c) Political.
(d) Educational.

6. Who is Kali?
(a) A goddess.
(b) A princess.
(c) A writer.
(d) A fabled ghost.

7. What do the Kapalikas have a reputation for?
(a) Literature.
(b) Kindness.
(c) Terror.
(d) Riches.

8. Who does Bobby hope to interview in India?
(a) Kali.
(b) Tra Mingdahl.
(c) M. Das.
(d) Gandhi.

9. What two words does Amrita use to describe India?
(a) Frustrating and lovely.
(b) Comforting and intimidating.
(c) Confusing and frightening.
(d) Alien and familiar.

10. Why does Bobby say he needs his wife to go to India with him?
(a) He will get lonely.
(b) Lone travelers are suspicious in India.
(c) She can take notes for his meetings.
(d) He needs a translator.

11. What blows out the candles during the second meeting?
(a) A dog breathing.
(b) The priest.
(c) A wind.
(d) The initiates.

12. What does Bobby say Gupta thinks constantly about?
(a) Business.
(b) Literature.
(c) Food.
(d) Women.

13. Where is Bobby's house?
(a) Exile.
(b) Exington.
(c) Xander.
(d) Exeter.

14. Where in India is Bobby planning on going?
(a) Agra.
(b) Punjab.
(c) Calcutta.
(d) Bombay.

15. Why will it be hard for Bobby to find the person he wants to interview in India?
(a) He has taken a vow of silence.
(b) He is supposedly dead.
(c) He has no address.
(d) He is in prison.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sanjay say is easy to do in Calcutta?

2. Where is Bobby's wife from?

3. How long is the delay to get the manuscript?

4. What elements of the story from the meeting with Krishna does Amrita wishes she had been able to decipher?

5. Who does Muktananandaji beg during the second meeting?

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