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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 gift does Das give Bobby?
(a) An autographed book of poems.
(b) A statue of Kali.
(c) A plane ticket to London.
(d) A physicians handbook.

2. What lie did Kamakhya tell?
(a) She is rich.
(b) She is Das' niece.
(c) She is a writer.
(d) She is engaged.

3. What helps Amrita heal after moving?
(a) The lack of memories.
(b) The clean air.
(c) The higher salary.
(d) The warmer climate.

4. Why is Chatterjee upset when Bobby comes to get the manuscript?
(a) He does not bring the promised funds.
(b) Amrita is not there.
(c) Krishna is with him.
(d) He is late.

5. How long had Victoria been dead when she was found?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 1 day.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 6 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. What work does Bobby find stimulating at the end of the book?

2. Where do Bobby and Amrita move at the end of the book?

3. What statue is in Das's room the second time Bobby see him?

4. How did Das end up drowning?

5. What makes Bobby dismayed about his appearance?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do the Parsees dispose of their dead, and why?

3. What does Bobby to to overcome the darkness of Kali when he is with Amrita?

4. What happens to Bobby's marriage after Victoria's death?

5. What caused Bobby to not touch guns in his adult life?

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

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

8. How does Bobby receive Das' manuscript?

9. What happens to Bobby as he listens to Das speak?

10. What does Bobby promise to send Das, and why?

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