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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. What does Bobby do with the bag he gets from Krishna after getting the manuscript?
(a) Destroys it.
(b) Hides it.
(c) Sells it.
(d) Shows it to Amrita.

2. What does Abe leave to Bobby when he dies?
(a) His fortune.
(b) A yacht.
(c) The magazine.
(d) Das's book.

3. Why do bus passengers shrink away from Bobby?
(a) He smells bad.
(b) He is shirtless.
(c) He is white.
(d) He is covered in blood.

4. What does Tagore write about his coma?
(a) An article.
(b) A poem.
(c) A song.
(d) A book.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Bobby plan to read the manuscript?

2. Why is Amrita so upset when she meets Bobby at the hotel?

3. Why does Abe tell Bobby he has to continue his work?

4. What is Mahishasura?

5. What does Gupta try to keep Amrita from doing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Bobby so angry when he is loaded into a green van?

2. How does Bobby receive Das' manuscript?

3. What law does Bobby break as he is on his way to meet Das?

4. What is symbolic about Bobby placing Victoria's body in the transport coffin?

5. What happens when Bobby follows the advice he gets from the rickshaw driver?

6. How does Das discuss the Song of Kali in his manuscript?

7. How does Bobby feel about Calcutta after leaving Das, and why is this so strange?

8. What does Bobby dream about after reading Das' manuscript?

9. What monetary advice does the rickshaw driver give to Amrita?

10. How is Kali born according to Das' manuscript?

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