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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 is Father Sebastian publishing?

2. After Tusker dies, Lucy is sitting on the loo and remembers that she must call someone. Who?

3. What does Tusker to at the holiday party with the children?

4. After Lucy gets up from her four hour nap and dances the entire evening with her imaginary dance partner, what does she do?

5. What does Mr. Bhoolabhoy tell Lucy to do if she runs into his wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Lucy's encounter with Mrs. Bhoolabhoy in the dining room, what is Lucy's attitude when she returns home? What does she decide to do?

2. What makes Mr. Bhoolabhoy feel left out at the church? Is he right to have these feelings? Why or why not?

3. What does Lucy think when Mr. Bhoolabhoy stalls her from leaving the church?

4. After Tusker dies, Lucy must figure out what to do when Mr. Turner comes for his visit. What is her decision and what does this tell us about Lucy?

5. What is in the letter that Tusker wrote to Lucy that makes her think it is a love letter?

6. Why does Mr. Bhoolabhoy not want Lucy to speak to Mrs. Bhoolabhoy if they run into each other at the club? What is he hiding?

7. Why does Mr. Bhoolabhoy not want to give the letter to Tusker? What is he afraid will happen?

8. As Lucy and Ibrahim discuss Father Sebastian's meal, Lucy at one point reminds Ibrahim who is in charge of the mali. What is happening here?

9. What did Tusker do at the time of the "debacle?"

10. How does Lucy describe the valley to the imaginary Mr. Turner? What does she say about the first time she saw the valley?

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

Why is Lucy angry after reading Sarah Layton's letter? Why is anger the emotion that comes to the surface?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the servant's role during the time of the raj and 1972. What has changed?

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