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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 describe Richard Cory's work?

2. How long had Victoria been dead when she was found?

3. What makes Bobby want to return home?

4. Where does Krishna meet Bobby after he gets the manuscript?

5. What is Mahishasura?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bobby promise to send Das, and why?

2. What happens to Bobby as he listens to Das speak?

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

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

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

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

7. What were Bobby's last words to Victoria?

8. How does Bobby receive Das' manuscript?

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

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

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

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