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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. The morning of Lucy and Tusker's dinner with Father Sebastian, what is Lucy going to do?
(a) Visit with Tusker.
(b) Shop for food.
(c) Walk the dog.
(d) Get her hair done.

2. When Susy and Father Sebastian arrive at church will lots of flowers, what were they doing earlier in the day?
(a) Looking in on Susy's mom.
(b) Susy is showing Father her shop.
(c) Having breakfast together.
(d) Visiting Lucy and Tusker.

3. What does Tusker to at the holiday party with the children?
(a) He reads the Holi story to them.
(b) He plays with them and throws colored powder on them.
(c) He sings with them.
(d) He plays hide and seek with them.

4. Who was Sir Perceval Large?
(a) Lucy's boss.
(b) Lucy's uncle.
(c) Lucy's first husband.
(d) Lucy's father.

5. How do Lucy and Tusker get home after church on Easter?
(a) The have a car.
(b) Taxi.
(c) They walk.
(d) They ride in the tonga.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who lived in Rose Cottage before Lucy and Tusker?

2. As Joseph, Lucy and Mr. Bhoolabhoy are looking at a grave, who appears?

3. Lucy returns home and is very hungry and wants Chicken Paulo, but Tusker wants something else. What does Tusker want to eat for lunch?

4. What does Mrs. Bhoolabhoy want to put in the letter to Tusker?

5. In her imaginary conversation with Mr. Turner, what does Lucy tell him when they reach the top of the hill that overlooks Pankot?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Mr. Bhoolabhoy feel left out at the church? Is he right to have these feelings? Why or why not?

2. What noise does Mr. Bhoolabhoy hear when he imagines the church yard is being bulldozed? What does it turn out to be?

3. How does Lucy describe the valley to the imaginary Mr. Turner? What does she say about the first time she saw the valley?

4. Why is Lucy concerned about whether Joseph speaks English? What does she try to teach Joseph about the gravestones?

5. After Tusker dies, who offers Lucy a home? Why is this important? What does this say about Lucy's customs all along?

6. What is in the letter that Tusker wrote to Lucy that makes her think it is a love letter?

7. How did Lucy like living in Mudpore? What about the time and the city interested her?

8. Who was Toole? Why does Lucy constantly compare other men to him? Why is he important?

9. Lucy regrets inviting Susy to dinner with Father Sebastian. Why?

10. What does Lucy think when Mr. Bhoolabhoy stalls her from leaving the church?

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