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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. Who is Lucy's favorite singer?
2. Where did Tusker and Lucy stay during the war?
3. How does Tusker treat the new mali?
4. Who is the letter delivered to?
5. What are the Smalleys the last survivors of?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the reader know that Tusker was reading the letter when he died?
2. 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?
3. Describe the character of Mrs. Bhoolabhoy. How does she behave and how do the people around her react to her behavior?
4. As the new mali, Joseph, works, everyone acts as if he isn't there. What does each character gain from this behavior?
5. Why do Mr. Bhoolabhoy and Tusker get along? Why does Mr. Bhoolabhoy like Tusker? What does Tusker talk about that fascinates him so?
6. What is the future of the Lodge? Who is making decisions for the future of the Lodge? How are they to profit?
7. Why does Lucy think she will be a widow in less than a year? What does she think about her future? Who does she blame?
8. Describe the incident on the train. What was the origin of the violence?
9. Where is the Shiraz in relation to the Lodges and what effect does their location have on the Lodges?
10. What does Ibrahim mean when he talks about going to England for the experience? What point is he trying to get across to Joseph?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why do you think Lucy describes her life as sad? What is her history? What is her present?
Essay Topic 2
The reader wonders from the beginning of the novel about Tusker's name. How did Tusker get his name? Describe the two different possible stories. Which story describes Tusker's character more fully? Which story tells us something that we would have never guessed about Tusker?
Essay Topic 3
Descibe the Christian symbols as related to Joseph.
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