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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. What do Tusker and Mr. Bhoolabhoy do together?
2. What is Joseph doing when Ibrahim finds him working with a fork?
3. Who did Ibrahim's father work for when Ibrahim was a child?
4. Where does Tusker wish to be buried?
5. The morning the letter is delivered, who is missing?
Short Essay Questions
1. As the new mali, Joseph, works, everyone acts as if he isn't there. What does each character gain from this behavior?
2. 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?
3. Why do you think Minnie is sitting behind a curtain to eat her meal?
4. Why is it important to the story that the Smalleys have no lease in effect?
5. How does Joseph react when Ibrahim shows him the tool shed? Why? Why is this scene significant to the story?
6. Why do Mr. Bhoolabhoy and Tusker get along? Why does Mr. Bhoolabhoy like Tusker? What does Tusker talk about that fascinates him so?
7. Describe the character of Mrs. Bhoolabhoy. How does she behave and how do the people around her react to her behavior?
8. Why does Ibrahim not like the doctor? Name at least 3 reasons
9. What did Ibrahim do to care for Tusker through the night the first time Tusker fell ill?
10. Why does it make Lucy sad when she listens to the old gramophone? Where are her feelings coming from?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Lucy's description of the raising of the flag of India is very emotional. Why did Lucy and Tusker feel emotional at this site? Were they aware that their lives were going to change as much as they did? They had not connected in years, but did in this moment. Why? What did they have in common?
Essay Topic 2
Why does Ibrahim clean Lucy's jewelry and her shoes? How does this scene affect you and make you feel about these characters? Is this a professional or personal statement?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the servant's role during the time of the raj and 1972. What has changed?
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