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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 Mrs. Bhoolabhoy call her husband?

2. When Tusker and Lucy have lunch at the Shiraz, what is Lucy waiting for Tusker to talk about?

3. What does Joseph do on the 7th day he is employed?

4. The morning the letter is delivered, who is missing?

5. On the morning that the novel opens, what is Mr. Bhoolabhoy working on for his wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Tusker called Tusker? How did he get the nickname? There are two stories.

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. What is the future of the Lodge? Who is making decisions for the future of the Lodge? How are they to profit?

5. Why do you think Joseph left Rampur and the sisters?

6. Why is it important to the story that the Smalleys have no lease in effect?

7. How does Tusker know that he is not hallucinating the mali? What does he decide to do about it?

8. Describe Mr. Bhoolabhoy's vision of the future for his hotel. How does the news about the Nansera Valley Development affect his views?

9. How did Tusker mark Lucy in India as a woman who had to work?

10. Where is the Shiraz in relation to the Lodges and what effect does their location have on the Lodges?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What changed for the English after 1947? Who stayed on at that point and why did they stay?

Essay Topic 2

Descibe the Christian symbols as related to Joseph.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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