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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. Who is David Turner?
(a) An old friend of Tusker's.
(b) A student coming to India.
(c) A friend of Ibrahim's.
(d) Minnie's husband.

2. What does Ibrahim call Tusker?
(a) Mr. Smalley.
(b) Tusker.
(c) Col. Tusker.
(d) Col. Sahib.

3. When Tusker dies, where is Lucy?
(a) Walking her dog.
(b) In the garden mowing the lawn.
(c) At the hotel Shiraz, getting her hair done.
(d) With Mrs. Bhoolabhoy arguing over the hotel bill.

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

5. Why did Lucy's mother never like her?
(a) Because she knew shorthand.
(b) Because she never loved Lucy's father.
(c) Because she was a girl.
(d) Because she lost the twins.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lucy remember about Sarah's mother?

2. Who is the letter delivered to?

3. What do Lucy and Tusker drink before they retire for the evening?

4. What are the Smalleys the last survivors of?

5. What tragic event did Sarah see just before the Farwell 1947 picture was taken?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

7. How often is Ibrahim fired and why?

8. 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?

9. How does Tusker know that he is not hallucinating the mali? What does he decide to do about it?

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

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