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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What religion does Ibrahim practice?
(a) He is a Buddhist.
(b) He is a Hindu.
(c) He is a Muslim.
(d) He is a Christian.

2. Who is the letter delivered to?
(a) Minnie.
(b) Lucy.
(c) Bloxsaw.
(d) Ibraham.

3. The morning the letter is delivered, who is missing?
(a) Ibrahim.
(b) Mrs. Bhoolabhoy.
(c) Mr. Bhoolabhoy.
(d) The mali.

4. When Mr. Bhoolabhoy visits Tusker, Ibrahim hears his telling Tusker about the new hotel in Ranpur. What is the name of the hotel?
(a) Sheraton.
(b) Desert Inn.
(c) Ranpur Hotel.
(d) Go-Go-Inn.

5. Why is Lucy angry that Tusker told people how they met?
(a) She didn't want people to know her past.
(b) She was embarrassed that she married Tusker.
(c) She didn't want people to know her maiden name.
(d) Because it marked her as a woman who once had to work.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ibrahim go to Europe?

2. Why did Mrs. Bhoolabhoy fire the old mali?

3. What year is it when the novel opens?

4. When Mr. Bhoolabhoy's wife tells him about her deal, what is his main concern?

5. What does Mrs. Bhoolabhoy call her husband?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Father Sebastian arrives, Susy says that she will not work for a black pastor. What race is Susy and why does she feel this way? is it simply racial prejudice or is there something deeper?

2. How did Tusker mark Lucy in India as a woman who had to work?

3. What did Ibrahim do to care for Tusker through the night the first time Tusker fell ill?

4. Describe Mr. Bhoolabhoy's vision of the future for his hotel. How does the news about the Nansera Valley Development affect his views?

5. What does Joseph do with the lawn mower? Why is this important? Who is he crossing?

6. How does the reader know that Tusker was reading the letter when he died?

7. In Chapter 7 Lucy gives the reader a first glimpse of her feelings about Tusker's friendships with Indians. How does she feel? What are her racial views? How does she present herself to the Indians?

8. Why do you think Joseph left Rampur and the sisters?

9. How do you think it made Ibrahim feel to never see the endings of the movies? What do you think his reaction was years later when he saw the endings in England?

10. What does Mr. Bhoolabhoy think of Lucy? How does he view her? Do you think Lucy has any idea of how others view her?

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