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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. Who does Muktananandaji beg during the second meeting?
(a) Das.
(b) Kali.
(c) The priest.
(d) Sanjay.

2. What is the statue of Kali supposed to hold?
(a) A bloody dagger.
(b) A severred head.
(c) A jewel.
(d) A dead animal.

3. Who does the person who picks up Bobby from the airport want to talk about?
(a) Das.
(b) Magazines.
(c) His writing.
(d) Poetry.

4. How does Bobby describe the Indian accent?
(a) Singsong.
(b) Imitative.
(c) Confusing.
(d) Bird-like.

5. When did Amrita see a ghost in India?
(a) At the library.
(b) Before she emigrated.
(c) In the airport.
(d) When Victoria was sleeping.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Abe describe the part of India Bobby is heading to?

2. Who befriended Muktananandaji at University?

3. Where in India is Bobby planning on going?

4. What is Bobby's occupation?

5. What does Kamakhya go shopping for with Amrita?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bobby give money to Muktananandaji for?

2. What was Bobby's child named for?

3. What does Muktananandaji's story have to do with Das?

4. What makes Bobby feel strange while making love to Amrita the night before the trip?

5. How did Calcutta get its name?

6. What does Bobby think about when he sees the lights of Calcutta?

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

8. What does Sanjay do to get Muktananandaji to get to the second meeting and why?

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

10. What does Krishna tell Bobby about Kali?

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