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

2. What is Father Sebastian publishing?
(a) A fiction novel placed in Calcutta.
(b) A book about the priesthood.
(c) An article on church architecture.
(d) An autobiography.

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

4. What was Lucy's hobby when she met Tusker?
(a) She went to the movies alone.
(b) She acted in an amateur theater group.
(c) She knitted.
(d) She did shorthand for a club.

5. Who lived in Rose Cottage before Lucy and Tusker?
(a) The Bhoolabhoys.
(b) The Laytons.
(c) Susy and her mother.
(d) A retired colonel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Lucy and Tusker live before Pankot?

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. What is the holiday celebrated in India just before Easter?

4. What is Lucy riding in as she leaves the churchyard?

5. How does Mrs. Bhoolabhoy feel about Tusker?

Short Essay Questions

1. As Lucy and Ibrahim stand in the kitchen and plan Father Sebastian's meal, Lucy pours Ibrahim a gin. What does this signify? Does the action seen too familiar or does it seem to fit the relationship between the two?

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

3. After Tusker dies, Lucy must figure out what to do when Mr. Turner comes for his visit. What is her decision and what does this tell us about Lucy?

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

10. What is the financial situation for Lucy after Tusker dies? Why is she explaining this to Mr. Turner?

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