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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is having a holiday party just before Easter?
(a) Father Sebastian and Susy.
(b) The Menektaras.
(c) The Smalleys.
(d) The Bhoolabhoys.

2. The night before the dinner for Father Sebastian, what is Lucy going to fix for dinner?
(a) Pizza.
(b) Omelettes.
(c) Chicken curry.
(d) Rice.

3. What day is it at the opening of Chapter 12?
(a) Saturday, April 22.
(b) Friday, June 30.
(c) Tuesday, May 4.
(d) Sunday, April 23.

4. What year did Tusker retire?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1923.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1972.

5. What day of the week is Mr. Bhoolabhoy going to write the letter?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Tuesday.

6. What does Lucy tell the imaginary Mr. Turner what she thought when she first saw the valley?
(a) That she hates Tusker.
(b) That she wanted to go home.
(c) That she was sad.
(d) That she could be happy there.

7. What does Mrs. Bhoolabhoy want to put in the letter to Tusker?
(a) To fire their mali.
(b) To fire Ibrahim.
(c) To come to dinner.
(d) To look for other accommodations.

8. What is the noise that Mr. Bhoolabhoy hears while praying?
(a) The lawn mower.
(b) Joseph using the shears to trim the bushes.
(c) Gravediggers.
(d) The organ.

9. What does Mr. Bhoolabhoy tell Lucy to do if she runs into his wife?
(a) Tell his wife that he's at the church.
(b) Stay away from her because she has a fever.
(c) Stay way from her because she has a migraine.
(d) Talk to her about the mali.

10. When Susy and Father Sebastian arrive at church will lots of flowers, what were they doing earlier in the day?
(a) Susy is showing Father her shop.
(b) Looking in on Susy's mom.
(c) Having breakfast together.
(d) Visiting Lucy and Tusker.

11. Who was Sir Perceval Large?
(a) Lucy's boss.
(b) Lucy's first husband.
(c) Lucy's uncle.
(d) Lucy's father.

12. Who is Father Sebastian staying with when he comes in on the weekends?
(a) Pastor Steven.
(b) Mr. Bhoolabhoy.
(c) Susy.
(d) Lucy and Tusker.

13. How does Tusker describe his own behavior in the letter to Lucy?
(a) He blames her for his behavior.
(b) He defends his behavior.
(c) The longest male menopause ever.
(d) He accuses her of having an affair.

14. What does Mrs. Bhoolabhoy do in front of the servants during an argument with her husband?
(a) Yells at him.
(b) Fires him.
(c) Calls him a coward.
(d) Pushes him.

15. After Tusker's death, when Lucy wakes in the middle of the night, who is still there looking after her?
(a) Ibrahim, Minnie and Joseph.
(b) Susy.
(c) Dr. Mitra.
(d) Father Sebastian.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mrs. Bhoolabhoy feel about Tusker?

2. What did Susy's mother do for a living?

3. After Tusker dies, what fond memory does Lucy recall about her husband?

4. After his argument with his wife, Mr. Bhoolabhoy heads to the church. Where does he stop first?

5. When Mrs. Bhoolabhoy tries to renegotiate her contract with the hotel consortium, what happens?

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