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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After reading the letter, Lucy goes to bed. Whose voices does she hear later in the evening?
(a) Father Sebastian and Susy.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Dr. and Mrs. Mitra.
(d) Mrs. Bhoolabhoy.

2. What is Father Sebastian publishing?
(a) An article on church architecture.
(b) A fiction novel placed in Calcutta.
(c) A book about the priesthood.
(d) An autobiography.

3. How old was Tusker when he retired?
(a) 64.
(b) 40.
(c) 48.
(d) 65.

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

5. Tusker was offered compensation to stay in India. What did he do with the money?
(a) Saved it.
(b) Took a trip around India.
(c) Took a trip around the world.
(d) Took Lucy to England.

6. As Ibrahim and Lucy plan the dinner for Father Sebastian, what does Lucy do?
(a) She makes coffee.
(b) She makes some eggs.
(c) She pours gin for both her and Ibrahim.
(d) She starts a list.

7. While Mr. Bhoolabhoy is praying, he hears a noise that makes him imagine something. What is he imagining?
(a) The church is burning.
(b) He is dying.
(c) The lodge is swept away in a flood.
(d) Smith's hotel is being bulldozed.

8. After Lucy and Ibrahim plan the dinner for Father Sebastian, and Lucy appears a little drunk, what does Ibrahim do?
(a) Puts Lucy to bed.
(b) Let's her fall asleep on the couch.
(c) Takes Lucy for some fresh air.
(d) Gives her some strong coffee.

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

10. How does Tusker find out that Lucy hired the mali?
(a) Mrs. Bhoolabhoy tells him.
(b) Lucy tells him.
(c) Mr. Bhoolabhoy tells hiim.
(d) Ibrahim tells him.

11. What does Mrs. Bhoolabhoy accuse Joseph of?
(a) Taking the shears.
(b) Stealing the lawn mower.
(c) Stealing fruit.
(d) Spying on her.

12. What provides the music at the church on the morning that Susy and Father Sebastian bring the flowers?
(a) The choir.
(b) A brass quintette.
(c) The piano.
(d) The organ.

13. How does Father Sebastian repair the organ at church?
(a) He fixed it himself.
(b) Joseph fixed it.
(c) He sent for a technician in Calcutta.
(d) He sent for a technician in Ranpur.

14. Where did Lucy and Tusker live before Pankot?
(a) Calcutta.
(b) Mudpore, India.
(c) Ranpur.
(d) London.

15. What is Lucy riding in as she leaves the churchyard?
(a) A car.
(b) A taxi.
(c) A tonga.
(d) A horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Joseph learning to read English?

2. After Tusker dies, where does Lucy want to go?

3. The morning of Lucy and Tusker's dinner with Father Sebastian, what is Lucy going to do?

4. On her way to have her hair done, what does Lucy ask Ibrahim to tell the mali?

5. When Lucy is drinking alcohol, what does she drink?

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