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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Bobby and his wife talk the night before their trip?
(a) The porch.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) Their bedroom.
(d) A hotel.

2. What elements of the story from the meeting with Krishna does Amrita wishes she had been able to decipher?
(a) Cultural.
(b) Religious.
(c) Lingual.
(d) Educational.

3. Who befriended Muktananandaji at University?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A classmate.
(c) A janitor.
(d) A counsellor.

4. Where did Bobby work while he was in college?
(a) A hotel.
(b) A janitorial crew.
(c) A furniture warehouse.
(d) A train station.

5. Who tries to talk Bobby out of going to India?
(a) Abe.
(b) Amrita.
(c) Anna.
(d) Adam.

6. Where is Bobby's wife from?
(a) Ireland.
(b) England.
(c) India.
(d) Sri Lanka.

7. What surprises Muktananandaji about the Kapalikas?
(a) They are kind.
(b) They are dignified.
(c) They live up to their reputation.
(d) They are normal people.

8. Who did Amrita see a ghost of in India?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Herself.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her sister.

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

10. Who tells Bobby about Das' disappearance?
(a) Champee.
(b) Chatterjee.
(c) Gupta.
(d) Krishna.

11. At what age did Bobby's wife leave India?
(a) 7.
(b) 17.
(c) 10.
(d) 14.

12. When did Das disappear?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1953.

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

14. How does Kamakhya know Das?
(a) He is her uncle.
(b) He is her cousin.
(c) He is her half-brother.
(d) He is her father.

15. How does Bobby get from the airport to the hotel?
(a) They walk.
(b) Taxi.
(c) Bus.
(d) They get on a litter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why will it be hard for Bobby to find the person he wants to interview in India?

2. What does Gupta emphasize in his meeting with Bobby?

3. What brings darkness to Bobby while making love to his wife?

4. What union does Bobby meet with in India?

5. Who is Kali?

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