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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Muktananandaji say he wants to escape to?
(a) England.
(b) The United States.
(c) South America.
(d) Egypt.

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

3. What does Bobby think his wife is concealing from him before their trip?
(a) Her feelings.
(b) Past events.
(c) Questions.
(d) Talents.

4. How much money does Bobby give the coffee shop owner?
(a) 2 rupees.
(b) 12 rupees.
(c) 20 rupees.
(d) 200 rupees.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Bobby so relieved when he sees his hotel room in India?

2. When did Amrita see a ghost in India?

3. Where in India is Bobby planning on going?

4. Who tells Bobby about Das' disappearance?

5. Who befriended Muktananandaji at University?

Short Essay Questions

1. What surprises Bobby about the statue of Kali in the museum?

2. What happens after the six initiates draw straws?

3. How do Indians dispose of the bodies of dead animals and humans?

4. How did Calcutta get its name?

5. Why does Bobby struggle with the Bengali poetry in India?

6. What does the Brahman tell Muktananandaji after the second meeting is over?

7. Why does Bobby say he can't use Muktananandaji's story for the magazine?

8. Where does Sanjay go to get his dead body?

9. What does Krishna reprimand Bobby for, and why?

10. What happens after the candles are re-lit at the second meeting?

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