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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What work did Joseph do for the church?
(a) Arranged the flowers.
(b) Cleaned the graveyard.
(c) Reads from the Bible during the service.
(d) Repaired the organ.

2. Who is Lucy dancing with at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) Tusker.
(b) Ibrahim.
(c) Mr. Turner.
(d) Invisible partner.

3. On the morning that the novel opens, what is Mr. Bhoolabhoy working on for his wife?
(a) The books.
(b) A letter to Tusker.
(c) The garden.
(d) A projects for the church.

4. What religion does Ibrahim practice?
(a) He is a Muslim.
(b) He is a Buddhist.
(c) He is a Christian.
(d) He is a Hindu.

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

6. What does Ibrahim call Lucy?
(a) Mrs. Smalley.
(b) Lucy.
(c) Memsahib.
(d) Miss Lucy.

7. What rank was Tusker in the armed forces?
(a) Colonel.
(b) Major.
(c) General.
(d) Sergeant.

8. Who did Ibrahim's father work for when Ibrahim was a child?
(a) Lucy and Tusker.
(b) The Bhoolabhoys.
(c) House of Moxon-Greifes.
(d) The Pantok Rifles.

9. What does Mr. Bhoolabhoy think of Lucy?
(a) He thinks she is trying to get his job.
(b) He thinks she is a fine English lady.
(c) He thinks he is in love with her.
(d) He thinks she is crazy.

10. Why did Lucy's mother never like her?
(a) Because she was a girl.
(b) Because she never loved Lucy's father.
(c) Because she knew shorthand.
(d) Because she lost the twins.

11. When Tusker becomes ill, how old is he?
(a) 60 odd years old.
(b) 70 odd years old.
(c) 80 odd years old.
(d) 50 odd years old.

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

13. What favor does Lucy ask of Sarah?
(a) To ask David Turner to bring her some blue rinse.
(b) To write her every week.
(c) To ask David Turner to bring some cloth for sewing.
(d) To bring some figs from England.

14. Why does Susy initially say she will not work for Father Sebastian?
(a) He is not very bright.
(b) He wants to be called "Father."
(c) He only wants to preach every two months.
(d) Because he is black.

15. Ibrahim recalls another time when Tusker fell ill. Where was Tusker when this happened?
(a) In the garden.
(b) On the veranda.
(c) In his bed.
(d) On the toilet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lucy knit?

2. Where does Tusker wish to be buried?

3. Where did Mr. Bhoolabhoy find Joseph?

4. What regiment did Tusker belong to?

5. What does Joseph like to do for work?

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