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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Tusker impressed by the new Father Sebastian?
(a) His sermons are very serious.
(b) The sermon is funny and very good.
(c) He is a good singer.
(d) He knows how to raise lots of money.

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

3. What did Susy's mother do for a living?
(a) She was a hairdresser.
(b) She ran the Shiraz.
(c) She was a servant.
(d) She was a colonel's wife.

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

5. How do Lucy and Tusker get home after church on Easter?
(a) The have a car.
(b) They walk.
(c) They ride in the tonga.
(d) Taxi.

6. How is Joseph learning to read English?
(a) Magazines from Susy's shop.
(b) By reading the grave stones.
(c) The Bible.
(d) With books from the library.

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

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

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

10. When Lucy almost lost her job because she was caring for her mother, what did her father do to help her?
(a) He gave her money.
(b) He bought her a car.
(c) Put her up at the Y close to work.
(d) He bought her a home.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mrs. Bhoolabhoy want to put in the letter to Tusker?

3. After Tusker's death, who offers Lucy a home?

4. What provides the music at the church on the morning that Susy and Father Sebastian bring the flowers?

5. Who is Mrs. Poppadoum?

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