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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. With whom did Mr. Bhoolabhoy have an affair?
2. What does Mr. Thomas do for a living?
3. What does Mrs. Bhoolabhoy do every Monday?
4. What is Joseph doing when Ibrahim finds him working with a fork?
5. What do Lucy and Tusker drink before they retire for the evening?
Short Essay Questions
1. How often is Ibrahim fired and why?
2. As the new mali, Joseph, works, everyone acts as if he isn't there. What does each character gain from this behavior?
3. What are the issues for Lucy and Ibrahim in hiring a new mali?
4. Describe the incident on the train. What was the origin of the violence?
5. What did Ibrahim do to care for Tusker through the night the first time Tusker fell ill?
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. 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. Why does Lucy think that she cannot trust Tusker anymore? Is it clear to the reader what happened?
9. Why is Tusker called Tusker? How did he get the nickname? There are two stories.
10. Describe the character of Mrs. Bhoolabhoy. How does she behave and how do the people around her react to her behavior?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Ibrahim describe the family that his father worked for? What happened when they returned to England in 1947? What happened when his father asked about employment for his son? Why do you think this was the outcome?
Essay Topic 2
Why is Lucy angry after reading Sarah Layton's letter? Why is anger the emotion that comes to the surface?
Essay Topic 3
Throughout the novel Lucy refers to the "debacle", but the information about this event is released slowly throughout the novel. What is the significance of this event and why has it affected Lucy in the way that it has? How did this change Lucy and Tusker's life? Do you think that the events happening in the present time are more or less important for Lucy and Tusker than the time of the debacle? Why?
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