View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Bobby invite Krishna to get the manuscript with him?
(a) To make Gupta mad.
(b) To prove he has friends.
(c) To hear more of the story.
(d) To get another interview.

3. What makes Bobby want to return home?
(a) Dreaming of Amrita.
(b) Hearing the song of Kali.
(c) Seeing Krishna.
(d) Remembering Victoria.

4. How long is Das's manuscript?
(a) 400 pages.
(b) 300 pages.
(c) 600 pages.
(d) 500 pages.

5. What does Das call Kali?
(a) His Savior.
(b) His Dark Mother.
(c) His Patron Saint.
(d) His Reason.

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

7. Where does Chowdury die?
(a) A hospital.
(b) Prison.
(c) The hotel.
(d) His bedroom.

8. What happens to Bobby on his flight alone to India?
(a) He has strange dreams.
(b) He misses his wife.
(c) He gets sick.
(d) He changes his mind.

9. What bothers Chatterjee about Bobby getting the manuscript?
(a) He did not see Das.
(b) He did not get to look at it first.
(c) He was not given a duplicate.
(d) He was not in control of the situation.

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

11. What does Gupta try to keep Amrita from doing?
(a) Leaving the country early.
(b) Change her hotel room.
(c) Going to get the manuscript.
(d) Stay with Victoria.

12. 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.

13. What kinds of songs does Das want to hear Tangore pupils sing?
(a) Songs of understanding.
(b) Songs of peace.
(c) Songs of violence.
(d) Songs of anger.

14. Why is Amrita so upset when she meets Bobby at the hotel?
(a) Somebody spit on her.
(b) She lost the baby.
(c) She had a hard time at the airport.
(d) She had a dream that Bobby died.

15. Where does Amrita want to take Bobby when he gets home from India?
(a) A hotel.
(b) The hospital.
(c) The courthouse.
(d) A restaurant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is emphasized at Jain's Temple?

2. What kind of graveyard is Victoria buried in?

3. How does Chatterjee feel when Krishna talks about Tagore?

4. What does the small boy have in his hands when Bobby is led to Das?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 424 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample