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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who needs to approve the letter written to Tusker?
(a) Lucy.
(b) Mrs. Bhoolabhoy.
(c) Ibraham.
(d) Bloxsaw.

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

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

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

5. How does Tusker treat the new mali?
(a) He treats him like a slave.
(b) He yells at him for making noise.
(c) He doesn't look or speak to him.
(d) He is very friendly.

6. Who does Pastor Steven bring with him one Sunday morning?
(a) Father Sebastian.
(b) Susy.
(c) Mr. Bhoolabhoy.
(d) Lucy.

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

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

9. Who does Lucy have imaginary conversations with?
(a) Mr. Turner.
(b) Bloxsaw.
(c) Toole.
(d) Father Sebastian.

10. Why does Ibrahim go to Europe?
(a) To deliver his sister and for the experience.
(b) To try the food.
(c) To live with his mother.
(d) For the money.

11. What does Ibrahim clean in Lucy's room for her?
(a) Her mirrors.
(b) Her clothes.
(c) Her jewelry and shoes.
(d) Her records.

12. Who did Mr. Bhoolabhoy call in Rampur to ask about Joseph?
(a) The priest Joseph worked for.
(b) The city gardener in Rampur.
(c) The journalist Joseph worked for.
(d) The sisters who ran the Samaritan Hospital.

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

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

15. The morning the letter is delivered, who is missing?
(a) The mali.
(b) Ibrahim.
(c) Mr. Bhoolabhoy.
(d) Mrs. Bhoolabhoy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event do Tusker and Lucy host every spring and fall?

2. What does Ibrahim call Tusker?

3. What does Ibrahim explain to Joseph about the job?

4. Where does Tusker write notes?

5. What year is it when the novel opens?

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