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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 favor does Lucy ask of Sarah?
(a) To bring some figs from England.
(b) To ask David Turner to bring some cloth for sewing.
(c) To ask David Turner to bring her some blue rinse.
(d) To write her every week.

2. What religion does Joseph practice?
(a) Judaism.
(b) Christianity.
(c) Buddhism.
(d) Hinduism.

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

4. What does Ibrahim explain to Joseph about the job?
(a) If Ibrahim gets fired, so does Joseph.
(b) Lucy plays around on her husband.
(c) Lucy is a whiz at bridge.
(d) Tusker is a heavy drinker.

5. What do Lucy and Tusker drink before they retire for the evening?
(a) Hot cocoa.
(b) Tea.
(c) Orange Juice.
(d) Coffee.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the letter delivered to?

2. Why does Susy initially say she will not work for Father Sebastian?

3. What does Joseph do on the 7th day he is employed?

4. Who is married to Mr. Perron?

5. What happened to the actress' husband who did perform in the play?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do you think is Tusker's past concerning drinking and the police?

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

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

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

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

8. What does it say about Tusker and Lucy's ability to communicate when neither of them acknowledges the new mali?

9. How does Joseph react when Ibrahim shows him the tool shed? Why? Why is this scene significant to the story?

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

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