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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. Where did Tusker and Lucy live until 1949?
(a) Rose Cottage.
(b) Pankot Rifles.
(c) A bungalow.
(d) England.

2. Where do the Smalleys usually eat?
(a) At the club.
(b) The main hotel dining room.
(c) At the Shiraz.
(d) At the Pankot Rifles.

3. What work did Joseph do for the church?
(a) Cleaned the graveyard.
(b) Arranged the flowers.
(c) Reads from the Bible during the service.
(d) Repaired the organ.

4. What is Joseph doing when Ibrahim finds him working with a fork?
(a) He is digging in the dirt.
(b) He is prodding the grass to make it breathe.
(c) He is picking berries with the fork.
(d) He is eating dirt.

5. Where does Tusker wish to be buried?
(a) At the old church.
(b) In Ranpur.
(c) At Pankot Rifles.
(d) In England.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Lucy in demand at all the women's groups?

2. On the morning that the novel opens, what is Mr. Bhoolabhoy working on for his wife?

3. Who is Lucy's favorite singer?

4. Why was Ibrahim never allowed to see the ending of movies when he was a child?

5. Why does Mr. Bhoolabhoy like to drink with Tusker? What does Tusker know?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ibrahim mean when he talks about going to England for the experience? What point is he trying to get across to Joseph?

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

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

4. What are the issues for Lucy and Ibrahim in hiring a new mali?

5. What does Ibrahim dress in when Col. and Mrs. Smalley are guests at the Pankot Rifles Mess? What is this a symbol of?

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

7. Why does Ibrahim not like the doctor? Name at least 3 reasons

8. Why do Mr. Bhoolabhoy and Tusker get along? Why does Mr. Bhoolabhoy like Tusker? What does Tusker talk about that fascinates him so?

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. 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?

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