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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. Who is Father Sebastian staying with when he comes in on the weekends?

2. In her imaginary conversation with Mr. Turner, what does Lucy tell him when they reach the top of the hill that overlooks Pankot?

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

4. On the morning of Lucy and Tusker's dinner with Father Sebastian, what is Ibrahim supposed to do?

5. As Joseph, Lucy and Mr. Bhoolabhoy are looking at a grave, who appears?

Short Essay Questions

1. What mood is Tusker in on his birthday? How long does his mood last?

2. Why is Lucy concerned about whether Joseph speaks English? What does she try to teach Joseph about the gravestones?

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

4. What noise does Mr. Bhoolabhoy hear when he imagines the church yard is being bulldozed? What does it turn out to be?

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

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

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

8. 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?

9. After Tusker dies, who offers Lucy a home? Why is this important? What does this say about Lucy's customs all along?

10. Tusker is found dead with the letter in his hand. What role does Dr. Mitra play in how the letter is handled?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Descibe the Christian symbols as related to Joseph.

Essay Topic 2

Why is it important that Tusker never got approval to marry Lucy? How did this affect his career?

Essay Topic 3

The reader wonders from the beginning of the novel about Tusker's name. How did Tusker get his name? Describe the two different possible stories. Which story describes Tusker's character more fully? Which story tells us something that we would have never guessed about Tusker?

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