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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 much money does Bobby give the coffee shop owner?

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

3. How does Muktananandaji feel as he watches a man sacrificed at the second meeting?

4. What title does Gupta have?

5. What is the Sataphatha Brahmana?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Krishna reprimand Bobby for, and why?

2. What makes Muktananandaji's corpse so disgusting?

3. What does Abe say is different about the recent postings of an Indian poet?

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

5. What does the idol of Kali look like?

6. What does Chatterjee read at the meeting with Bobby?

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

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

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

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

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

Sacrifice was a theme that was very prevalent in this book. Who were the characters most affected by this theme, and how did they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

Essay Topic 3

Many different characters in this book were persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord? What are some of these instances, and how did persuasion affect the course of the plot?

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