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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Since 1947, personal servants are considered what?
(a) Status symbols.
(b) Expensive.
(c) Only necessary during the week.
(d) Silly.

2. Where did Tusker and Lucy live until 1949?
(a) A bungalow.
(b) Rose Cottage.
(c) Pankot Rifles.
(d) England.

3. Who is Mrs. Guy Perron?
(a) Susan Layton.
(b) Sarah Layton.
(c) Mrs. Bhoolabhoy.
(d) Minnie.

4. What happened to the actress' husband who did perform in the play?
(a) He was promoted.
(b) He became a famous actor.
(c) He was demoted.
(d) He was humiliated by his wife's behavior.

5. What did Lucy do when she and Tusker met?
(a) She stayed at home and cared for her mother.
(b) She was an attorney.
(c) She was a secretary.
(d) She was a teacher.

6. How did Ibrahim get into the movies when he was young?
(a) He would buy a ticket.
(b) He would sneak in with the driver.
(c) He would sneak in with his brother and hide in the balcony.
(d) He never went to the movies as a child.

7. What does Lucy remember about her twin brother being mean to her?
(a) They teased her about her hair.
(b) They poured paint over her head.
(c) They laughed at her skinny legs.
(d) They called her names.

8. How long does Ibrahim tell Joseph that the Smalleys have been in India?
(a) 40 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 4 months.
(d) Since 1947.

9. What does Susy Williams do at the church?
(a) Preaches.
(b) Plays the organ.
(c) She is the church secretary.
(d) Plays the piano and arranges the flowers.

10. When Mr. Bhoolabhoy's wife tells him about her deal, what is his main concern?
(a) If she sold Smith's hotel.
(b) If she starts running Smith's.
(c) If she cuts off the money.
(d) If she divorces him.

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

12. Where do Lucy and Tusker live?
(a) The church parsonage.
(b) Rosewood Cottage.
(c) The Shiraz.
(d) In The Lodge, an annex to the Smith's hotel.

13. What religion does Joseph practice?
(a) Christianity.
(b) Hinduism.
(c) Judaism.
(d) Buddhism.

14. At the opening of Chapter 2, where is Bloxsaw?
(a) Being taken for a walk by Ibrahim.
(b) In the garden.
(c) Sleeping with Tusker.
(d) In the garage.

15. What does Mr. Thomas do for a living?
(a) He manages the new Electric Cinema.
(b) He tends the graveyard.
(c) He is the new preacher.
(d) He runs a hairdressing shop in the Bazaar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Tusker and Mr. Bhoolabhoy do together?

2. Who did Ibrahim's father work for when Ibrahim was a child?

3. Why does Susy initially say she will not work for Father Sebastian?

4. What do Lucy and Tusker drink before they retire for the evening?

5. What are the Smalleys the last survivors of?

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