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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Lucy NOT told Tusker about?
(a) That Bloxsaw needs to walk every day.
(b) The photographs, Col. Layton and Mr. Turner.
(c) How she feels about his attitude lately.
(d) That Ibrahim is still working for them.

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

3. Who was Lucy's friend where she worked in England?
(a) Susy.
(b) Susy's mother.
(c) Mrs. Bhoolabhoy.
(d) Martha Price.

4. Who was Toole?
(a) Steve McQueen, the actor.
(b) Lucy's brother.
(c) A young man who worked for Lucy's uncle.
(d) Peter O'Toole, the actor.

5. On Tusker's birthday, what does he want to do with Lucy?
(a) Take a long walk.
(b) Take a nap.
(c) Have lunch and go to the movies.
(d) Have dinner at the club.

6. Who lived in Rose Cottage before Lucy and Tusker?
(a) The Bhoolabhoys.
(b) The Laytons.
(c) Susy and her mother.
(d) A retired colonel.

7. When Mr. Bhoolabhoy is trying to stall Lucy from leaving the churchyard, what does Lucy think?
(a) He's lonely.
(b) He's tired.
(c) He's flirting with her.
(d) He's talkative.

8. What does Tusker do at the holiday party that embarrasses his wife?
(a) He slides down a hill.
(b) He falls down a flight of stairs.
(c) He falls, is pushed over a table and breaks a glass.
(d) He falls on another woman at the party.

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

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

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

12. After Tusker's death, who offers Lucy a home?
(a) The Shiraz management.
(b) Mr. Bhoolabhoy.
(c) Father Sebastian.
(d) Susy.

13. Why does Tusker say he did not go home after he retired from the military?
(a) He felt he was too old to start over.
(b) He was too young to go back.
(c) He was afraid of Lucy's father.
(d) He didn't have enough money to go back.

14. After Tusker's death, what does Lucy retrieve from the kitchen in the middle of the night?
(a) Gin.
(b) Brandy.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Tea.

15. What happened to Lucy's twin brothers?
(a) They were killed in an automobile accident.
(b) They went to law school together.
(c) They were punished for being so mean to her.
(d) They disappeared and were never found again.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Father Sebastian publishing?

2. Who is Father Sebastian staying with when he comes in on the weekends?

3. Why is Tusker impressed by the new Father Sebastian?

4. Where did Tusker live when Lucy first met him?

5. What is the holiday celebrated in India just before Easter?

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