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

2. What kind of wedding did Lucy imagine with Tusker?
(a) A small wedding.
(b) A military wedding.
(c) A large church wedding.
(d) Her father to marry them.

3. When does Lucy think Tusker's personality changed?
(a) When they got married.
(b) When he retired from the military.
(c) When they moved to Ranpur.
(d) When he turned 70.

4. After Lucy and Ibrahim plan the dinner for Father Sebastian, and Lucy appears a little drunk, what does Ibrahim do?
(a) Let's her fall asleep on the couch.
(b) Gives her some strong coffee.
(c) Puts Lucy to bed.
(d) Takes Lucy for some fresh air.

5. The night before the dinner for Father Sebastian, what is Lucy going to fix for dinner?
(a) Rice.
(b) Pizza.
(c) Chicken curry.
(d) Omelettes.

Short Answer Questions

1. After reading the letter, Lucy goes to bed. Whose voices does she hear later in the evening?

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

3. Why does Lucy enjoy returning to Rose Cottage?

4. Why does Father Sebastian not tell Mr. Bhoolabhoy about the organ?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. As Lucy and Ibrahim discuss Father Sebastian's meal, Lucy at one point reminds Ibrahim who is in charge of the mali. What is happening here?

9. In Chapter 15, Ibrahim finally tells the reader what he thinks about Tusker. How does he feel about his employer?

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

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