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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In her imaginary conversation with Mr. Turner, what does Lucy tell him when they reach the top of the hill that overlooks Pankot?
(a) She could never be happy here.
(b) She dyes her hair.
(c) She's leaving Tusker.
(d) She points out the sights like the bazaar, the church and Rose Cottage.

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

3. What does Mr. Bhoolabhoy think the letter will do to Tusker?
(a) Make him happy.
(b) Make him mad.
(c) Tusker will never speak to Mr. Bhoolabhoy again.
(d) Give him another attack.

4. Lucy returns home and is very hungry and wants Chicken Paulo, but Tusker wants something else. What does Tusker want to eat for lunch?
(a) Beef.
(b) Chicken Paulo.
(c) Chicken.
(d) Eggs.

5. The morning of Lucy and Tusker's dinner with Father Sebastian, what is Lucy going to do?
(a) Visit with Tusker.
(b) Walk the dog.
(c) Shop for food.
(d) Get her hair done.

6. Where did Tusker live when Lucy first met him?
(a) In India.
(b) In Africa.
(c) In America.
(d) In England.

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

8. How does Mrs. Bhoolabhoy feel about Tusker?
(a) She is not responsible for his health.
(b) She thinks he is too skinny.
(c) She does not care for him.
(d) She thinks he is too proud.

9. After Tusker dies, where does Lucy want to go?
(a) To bed.
(b) To the Shiraz.
(c) Home.
(d) To the bazaar.

10. What does Tusker do to embarrass his wife when he attends church on Easter?
(a) He is drunk.
(b) He sings loudly and out of tune.
(c) He gives the Father a check in front of everyone.
(d) He badgers the new Father to come to dinner.

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

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

13. Why does Lucy enjoy returning to Rose Cottage?
(a) She wants to live there again.
(b) She thinks the home is historic.
(c) She remembers good times there.
(d) She likes the garden.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After Tusker's death, what does Lucy retrieve from the kitchen in the middle of the night?

2. What is the noise that Mr. Bhoolabhoy hears while praying?

3. Who is Mrs. Poppadoum?

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

5. Who is having a holiday party just before Easter?

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