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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 tells Bobby about Kali?

2. Who was supposed to pick Bobby up from the airport?

3. What does Kamakhya want to ask Bobby?

4. What weapon does Sanjay keep with him?

5. Who is Vladimir Nabokov?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Krishna tell Bobby about Kali?

3. Why was Abe in Calcutta once before?

4. What happens after the six initiates draw straws?

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

6. What does Bobby give money to Muktananandaji for?

7. What surprises Bobby about the statue of Kali in the museum?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some things about India that differ greatly from the US, and how did these differences affect this plot?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Kali, and what does she do to gain followers?

Essay Topic 3

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

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