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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. How does Abe describe the part of India Bobby is heading to?

2. What strange thing did Abe see when he was in India?

3. What does Sanjay say to get away from police who stop him?

4. What do the Kapalikas have a reputation for?

5. How long is the delay to get the manuscript?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where did Amrita grow up?

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

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

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

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

7. What makes Muktananandaji's corpse so disgusting?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Simmons have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 2

What were some of the forms of foreshadowing used in this book, and how did those moments affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

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

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