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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 does Bobby visit in Maidan Park?

2. How does Chatterjee feel when Krishna talks about Tagore?

3. How long is Das's manuscript?

4. How did Das end up drowning?

5. What happens to Bobby on his flight alone to India?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Bobby's marriage after Victoria's death?

2. How is Kali born according to Das' manuscript?

3. How do the Parsees dispose of their dead, and why?

4. How does Das discuss the Song of Kali in his manuscript?

5. What does Bobby to to overcome the darkness of Kali when he is with Amrita?

6. What monetary advice does the rickshaw driver give to Amrita?

7. What does Bobby threaten in order to get his wanted interview with Das?

8. What happens when Bobby follows the advice he gets from the rickshaw driver?

9. What is symbolic about Bobby placing Victoria's body in the transport coffin?

10. How does Bobby receive Das' manuscript?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Power and greed were two common themes in this book. Where did they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

Essay Topic 2

What happens at the Kapalika meetings, and how is Bobby affected by this?

Essay Topic 3

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

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