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

2. What did Lucy do when she and Tusker met?
(a) She was a secretary.
(b) She stayed at home and cared for her mother.
(c) She was an attorney.
(d) She was a teacher.

3. How long does Ibrahim tell Joseph that the Smalleys have been in India?
(a) 10 years.
(b) Since 1947.
(c) 4 months.
(d) 40 years.

4. Why was Lucy in demand at all the women's groups?
(a) She knew how to raise money.
(b) She knew shorthand.
(c) She was funny.
(d) She could type.

5. Why is Tusker pleased when he sees Lucy talk to the new mali?
(a) He wants more work done in the garden.
(b) He now knows Lucy is paying the mali.
(c) He knows the mali is not a hallucination.
(d) Lucy has trouble making friends with Indians.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lucy want Ibrahim to do for her that will calm Tusker?

2. When Ibrahim takes Bloxsaw to the coffee shop, who does he see there?

3. Since 1947, personal servants are considered what?

4. What does Mrs. Bhoolabhoy do every Monday?

5. What event do Tusker and Lucy host every spring and fall?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lucy think she will be a widow in less than a year? What does she think about her future? Who does she blame?

2. Why is it important to the story that the Smalleys have no lease in effect?

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

4. Describe the incident on the train. What was the origin of the violence?

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

6. Why do you think Minnie is sitting behind a curtain to eat her meal?

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

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

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

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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