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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 convinced Lucy to use blue rinse on her hair?
(a) Pastor Steven.
(b) Tusker.
(c) Mrs. Bhoolabhoy.
(d) Susy.

2. Why does Tusker say he did not go home after he retired from the military?
(a) He didn't have enough money to go back.
(b) He was too young to go back.
(c) He felt he was too old to start over.
(d) He was afraid of Lucy's father.

3. When Mrs. Bhoolabhoy tries to renegotiate her contract with the hotel consortium, what happens?
(a) She gets more money.
(b) She gets what she wants.
(c) She loses the deal completely.
(d) She gets a bad deal.

4. Where did Tusker live when Lucy first met him?
(a) In India.
(b) In England.
(c) In Africa.
(d) In America.

5. Tusker gives a complete accounting of all the money in his letter, but what else does he say that touches Lucy?
(a) He says he wishes he'd returned to Africa.
(b) He admits to being a fool.
(c) He tells her that he's glad he married her.
(d) He says he wanted to stay in the military.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Toole?

2. How is Joseph learning to read English?

3. When Lucy and Tusker argue over what to eat for lunch, Lucy finally goes to the kitchen and gets a dirty pan. What does she end up doing with the pan?

4. After Lucy takes the four hour nap, what does Tusker leave for her?

5. After their walk in the graveyard, where does Lucy tell Mr. Bhoolabhoy that she is going to lunch?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Tusker's behavior after he talked on the phone with Mr. Turner.

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

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

4. What does Tusker do at the Holi party? What is Lucy's reaction to his behavior?

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

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

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

8. 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?

9. How does Lucy respond to Tusker when she returns home and wants to get Chicken Paulo for lunch?

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

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