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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 Bobby feel about the sights of Calcutta in the daylight?

2. How did Muktananandaji's corpse die?

3. What does Amrita do for Bobby on the way from the airport to the hotel?

4. What does Kamakhya want to ask Bobby?

5. What does Bobby not get from his meeting with Krishna that he hoped for?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was Bobby's child named for?

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

4. What happens after the six initiates draw straws?

5. What makes Muktananandaji's corpse so disgusting?

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

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

8. What does Sanjay do to get Muktananandaji to get to the second meeting and why?

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

10. What does Bobby think about when he sees the lights of Calcutta?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bobby endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does he learn through these experiences?

Essay Topic 2

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

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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