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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 does Ibrahim explain to Joseph about the job?
2. When Tusker reads the paperwork on his bungalow, what does he discover about his lease?
3. What does Ibrahim call Lucy?
4. How did Ibrahim get into the movies when he was young?
5. Why was Lucy in demand at all the women's groups?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Tusker cry in the bathroom?
2. How often is Ibrahim fired and why?
3. What does it say about Tusker and Lucy's ability to communicate when neither of them acknowledges the new mali?
4. Why does it make Lucy sad when she listens to the old gramophone? Where are her feelings coming from?
5. Describe the incident on the train. What was the origin of the violence?
6. Why do you think Minnie is sitting behind a curtain to eat her meal?
7. Why is Tusker called Tusker? How did he get the nickname? There are two stories.
8. How does Joseph react when Ibrahim shows him the tool shed? Why? Why is this scene significant to the story?
9. As the new mali, Joseph, works, everyone acts as if he isn't there. What does each character gain from this behavior?
10. What does Joseph do with the lawn mower? Why is this important? Who is he crossing?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How did Tusker and Lucy end up being the last English residents in India? What was Tusker's plan?
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
Why is it important that Tusker never got approval to marry Lucy? How did this affect his career?
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