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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. Who is Vladimir Nabokov?

2. Who teaches Muktananandaji to be fugal?

3. What does Bobby do as soon as he gets to his hotel room?

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

5. What does Muktananandaji want to do while his corpse is painted?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bobby think Amrita is hiding the night before their trip?

2. What is Muktananandaji told when he is made a Kapalika initiate?

3. Why does Bobby struggle with the Bengali poetry in India?

4. What happens after the six initiates draw straws?

5. What about the Indian language does Bobby not like?

6. What does Bobby give money to Muktananandaji for?

7. What is Amrita doing while discussing the trip with Bobby the night before they leave?

8. Why is Bobby planning to go to India?

9. Why does Bobby get so angry as he is taken to his hotel?

10. Why does Das say his work has changed since his disappearance?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Power and greed were two common themes in this book. Where did they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

Essay Topic 3

Shame and propriety are common themes throughout this book. What are some of the instances where these themes are present, and why are they so important to the characters involved?

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