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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. Tusker gives a complete accounting of all the money in his letter, but what else does he say that touches Lucy?

2. What does Tusker do at the holiday party that embarrasses his wife?

3. When Lucy is drinking alcohol, what does she drink?

4. Tusker was offered compensation to stay in India. What did he do with the money?

5. When Mr. Bhoolabhoy is trying to stall Lucy from leaving the churchyard, what does Lucy think?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Tusker's behavior after he talked on the phone with Mr. Turner.

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

3. 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?

4. As Lucy and Ibrahim stand in the kitchen and plan Father Sebastian's meal, Lucy pours Ibrahim a gin. What does this signify? Does the action seen too familiar or does it seem to fit the relationship between the two?

5. How does Lucy respond to Tusker when she returns home and wants to get Chicken Paulo for lunch?

6. Why is Mr. Bhoolabhoy upset with his wife on the morning of April 23rd? What do her actions imply?

7. What is the financial situation for Lucy after Tusker dies? Why is she explaining this to Mr. Turner?

8. Lucy regrets inviting Susy to dinner with Father Sebastian. Why?

9. In Chapter 15, Ibrahim finally tells the reader what he thinks about Tusker. How does he feel about his employer?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the tensions between the Hindu and the Muslims as described in the novel? Can you identify some of the costumes of each religion? Can you describe scenes of violence because of the tensions?

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think Lucy describes her life as sad? What is her history? What is her present?

Essay Topic 3

How does Tusker's death determine Lucy's future in India?

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