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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where do the Smalleys usually eat?
2. What does Lucy knit?
3. When Tusker and Lucy have lunch at the Shiraz, what is Lucy waiting for Tusker to talk about?
4. What did Lucy do when she and Tusker met?
5. What do Lucy and Tusker drink before they retire for the evening?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are the issues for Lucy and Ibrahim in hiring a new mali?
2. Describe the character of Mrs. Bhoolabhoy. How does she behave and how do the people around her react to her behavior?
3. What is the future of the Lodge? Who is making decisions for the future of the Lodge? How are they to profit?
4. What do you think is Tusker's past concerning drinking and the police?
5. How do you think it made Ibrahim feel to never see the endings of the movies? What do you think his reaction was years later when he saw the endings in England?
6. Why do you think Minnie is sitting behind a curtain to eat her meal?
7. How does the reader know that Tusker was reading the letter when he died?
8. In Chapter 7 Lucy gives the reader a first glimpse of her feelings about Tusker's friendships with Indians. How does she feel? What are her racial views? How does she present herself to the Indians?
9. What does Joseph do with the lawn mower? Why is this important? Who is he crossing?
10. As the new mali, Joseph, works, everyone acts as if he isn't there. What does each character gain from this behavior?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why can Lucy no longer trust Tusker? What happened in their past that leaves Lucy feeling alone?
Essay Topic 2
Lucy describes her life as sad. This is a special moment when she comes to this realization. For just a moment, she stops pretending. What about Lucy's life is sad? Why is she, in this moment, honest with herself? Why does she break from her own convention of upholding her facade? Why does the letter from Sarah bring out this reaction in Lucy?
Essay Topic 3
What role does Minnie play? What is her most important contribution to the story? Why do you think so?
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