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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 elements of the story from the meeting with Krishna does Amrita wishes she had been able to decipher?

2. What is the last thing to be sacrificed at the second meeting?

3. Who does Muktananandaji beg during the second meeting?

4. What does Sanjay say is easy to do in Calcutta?

5. Who teaches Muktananandaji to be fugal?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Gupta emphasize to Bobby when they speak for the first time?

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

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

5. What does the Brahman tell Muktananandaji after the second meeting is over?

6. Why does Bobby say he can't use Muktananandaji's story for the magazine?

7. Why is Bobby planning to go to India?

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

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

10. What does the idol of Kali look like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Kapalikas presented a very interesting and unique philosophy on life. What was this philosophy, and how did this different idealism affect the people around them?

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

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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