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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bobby hear loud in his head on his way to India?
(a) His poem repeated over and over.
(b) The song of Kali.
(c) Das's voice.
(d) Victoria's laugh.

2. What is in the bag given to Bobby from Krishna?
(a) A gun.
(b) A mask.
(c) A knife.
(d) A book.

3. What makes Krishna so stinky?
(a) It is very hot.
(b) He hates water.
(c) It is his cologne.
(d) He has leprosy.

4. What statue is in Das's room the second time Bobby see him?
(a) Bobby's book.
(b) A portrait of Gandhi.
(c) A statue of Buddha.
(d) The statue of Kali.

5. How did Das end up drowning?
(a) He was committing suicide.
(b) He fainted in the tub.
(c) He fell off a bridge.
(d) He was pushed into the river.

6. What reminds Bobby of Kali at the end of the book?
(a) Amrita's voice.
(b) All music.
(c) His nightmares.
(d) His writing.

7. What disease does the man in the dark room have?
(a) Influenza.
(b) Consumption.
(c) Syphillus.
(d) Leprosy.

8. How much does Bobby pay to get onto a free taxi?
(a) $20.
(b) $10.
(c) $30.
(d) $40.

9. How does Bobby describe Richard Cory's work?
(a) Changeless.
(b) Priceless.
(c) Worthless.
(d) Hopeless.

10. Who does Bobby see dancing over Calcutta?
(a) Kali.
(b) His mother.
(c) Victoria.
(d) Angels.

11. How did most of Abe's family die?
(a) They died of cancer.
(b) They were killed in Holocaust.
(c) They committed suicide.
(d) They were in an airplane crash.

12. What does Kali's song want to release on the world?
(a) Religion.
(b) War.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Anarchy.

13. Why does Bobby think Gupta must die?
(a) For his relationship to Kamakhya.
(b) For his complicity.
(c) For his invitation to India.
(d) For his lack of help.

14. How is Kali born in Das' manuscript?
(a) From the dying blood of a demon.
(b) From another God's forehead.
(c) From the stars.
(d) From the fires of a volcano.

15. Who invented natural cures for Das' disease?
(a) Kali.
(b) Indaniont.
(c) Gupta.
(d) Gandhi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Das say is the only thing that matters?

2. What writer does Bobby compare Das to?

3. What is Mahishasura?

4. Where does Krishna meet Bobby after he gets the manuscript?

5. Why is Chatterjee upset when Bobby comes to get the manuscript?

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