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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 long does Bobby wander around on foot in India?

2. What writer does Bobby compare Das to?

3. What does Das say is the only thing that matters?

4. What helps Amrita heal after moving?

5. What gift does Das give Bobby?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What law does Bobby break as he is on his way to meet Das?

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

4. What kind of hoops does Bobby have to jump through to get Victoria's body home?

5. What does Abe want Bobby to do with Other Voices after his death?

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

7. What does Bobby dream about after reading Das' manuscript?

8. What does Bobby do when he gets to the Calcutta Airport alone?

9. How did Victoria go missing?

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

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

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

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

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