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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Joseph doing when Ibrahim finds him working with a fork?
(a) He is prodding the grass to make it breathe.
(b) He is digging in the dirt.
(c) He is picking berries with the fork.
(d) He is eating dirt.

2. What do Tusker and Mr. Bhoolabhoy do together?
(a) They play bridge.
(b) They go to movies.
(c) They drink together.
(d) They walk together.

3. Why is Tusker pleased when he sees Lucy talk to the new mali?
(a) He wants more work done in the garden.
(b) He now knows Lucy is paying the mali.
(c) He knows the mali is not a hallucination.
(d) Lucy has trouble making friends with Indians.

4. Who is Lucy's favorite singer?
(a) Dinah Shore.
(b) Rosemary Clooney.
(c) Perry Como.
(d) Frank Sinatra.

5. Why did Mrs. Bhoolabhoy fire the old mali?
(a) She thought he drank with Mr. Bhoolabhoy.
(b) She thought he was too noisy when he was working.
(c) She thought he was stealing produce and selling it.
(d) She thought he slept on the job.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ibrahim recalls another time when Tusker fell ill. Where was Tusker when this happened?

2. Since 1947, personal servants are considered what?

3. What city did Tusker get in trouble with the police?

4. What does Joseph like to do for work?

5. What are the Smalleys the last survivors of?

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