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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bobby not get from his meeting with Krishna that he hoped for?

2. Where in India is Bobby planning on going?

3. What does Kamakhya go shopping for with Amrita?

4. What is Bobby's wife's name?

5. What does Bobby say Gupta thinks constantly about?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Bobby planning to go to India?

3. How do people treat Muktananandaji after the Kapalika meeting, and why?

4. What is Krishna upset about when he meets Bobby at the coffee shop?

5. What was Bobby's child named for?

6. Why is Bobby the one being sent to India?

7. What does Abe say is different about the recent postings of an Indian poet?

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

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

10. Where did Amrita grow up?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many different characters in this book were persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord? What are some of these instances, and how did persuasion affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Diversity was a major theme in this book as many different life-styles and ranks in society were involved. How was this theme shown in this book, and why do you think the author felt it was so important?

Essay Topic 3

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

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