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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 Father Sebastian staying with when he comes in on the weekends?
(a) Mr. Bhoolabhoy.
(b) Susy.
(c) Lucy and Tusker.
(d) Pastor Steven.

2. What does Lucy think of Tusker's letter to her?
(a) She thinks she better return to England.
(b) She thinks it is a love letter.
(c) She thinks it is sad.
(d) She thinks Tusker is crazy.

3. What did Susy's mother do for a living?
(a) She was a colonel's wife.
(b) She ran the Shiraz.
(c) She was a servant.
(d) She was a hairdresser.

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

5. How does Mrs. Bhoolabhoy feel about Tusker?
(a) She is not responsible for his health.
(b) She thinks he is too skinny.
(c) She does not care for him.
(d) She thinks he is too proud.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tusker to at the holiday party with the children?

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

3. After Tusker dies, what fond memory does Lucy recall about her husband?

4. How does Tusker describe his own behavior in the letter to Lucy?

5. After Lucy gets up from her four hour nap and dances the entire evening with her imaginary dance partner, what does she do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What mood is Tusker in on his birthday? How long does his mood last?

2. What is Tusker's reaction to the new Father Sebastian? Why do you think he is reacting in this manner? Why does this make Lucy feel uncomfortable?

3. Why does Mr. Bhoolabhoy not want Lucy to speak to Mrs. Bhoolabhoy if they run into each other at the club? What is he hiding?

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

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

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

7. After Lucy's encounter with Mrs. Bhoolabhoy in the dining room, what is Lucy's attitude when she returns home? What does she decide to do?

8. What did Tusker do at the time of the "debacle?"

9. Who was Lucy's friend who did not like Tusker? What does she symbolize in the story?

10. Tusker is found dead with the letter in his hand. What role does Dr. Mitra play in how the letter is handled?

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