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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 happens when the power at the meeting goes out?

2. What surprises Muktananandaji about the Kapalikas?

3. How does Bobby feel as he travels from the airport to the hotel?

4. What does Gupta refuse to let Bobby do?

5. Who is Kali?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Bobby give money to Muktananandaji for?

3. Who is Krishna, and what does he do for Bobby?

4. What is the second duty of a Kapalika initiate?

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

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

7. What does the idol of Kali look like?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bobby endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does he learn through these experiences?

Essay Topic 2

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

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