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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 is the Sassoon?

2. What does Bobby think his wife is concealing from him before their trip?

3. What does Naidu Infectious Diseases Hospital dispose of?

4. What two words does Amrita use to describe India?

5. Why does Bobby not like the terminal in India?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Muktananandaji's story have to do with Das?

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

3. What does Bobby give money to Muktananandaji for?

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

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

6. Where did Amrita grow up?

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

8. What does the idol of Kali look like?

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

10. What makes Muktananandaji's corpse so disgusting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 2

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by many characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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