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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Laks meet outside his tent, who is smoking a pipe and representing the Indian Army?
(a) Colonel Patel.
(b) Major Raju.
(c) Lieutenant Shankar.
(d) Captain Indira.

2. What song is Willem's guilty pleasure that he listens to on his way home after seeing Saskia safely back to her home?
(a) Rock of the Ocean.
(b) Permanent Waves.
(c) Riding Out the Storm.
(d) King of the Beach.

3. What kind of presentation do Laks and the others have to watch once they get to the Line of Actual Control?
(a) A PowerPoint presentation.
(b) A tutorial on oxygen safety.
(c) A gatka presentation.
(d) A crash course in Chinese.

4. Whats is Laks' real first name?
(a) Ranjit.
(b) Ramm.
(c) Deep.
(d) Nayan.

5. Who is Snout?
(a) Snout is Rufus' nickname.
(b) A wild pig.
(c) Amelia's bomb detecting dog.
(d) Saskia's pet goat.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Sylvester, what does Singapore use to reclaim land that is lost to sea level rise?

2. Who is actually operating the ZGL website?

3. What is the slogan of T.R.'s truck stops?

4. Who owns the T.R. Mick's franchise where T.R. and his guests have lunch after their tour of Houston?

5. For what tribe was Rufus' great-great grandad a slave?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Pippa do in the chapter titled Rohtang that makes Laks realize that he is severely under-researched in his plan regarding the Line of Actual Control?

2. What is T.R.'s plan regarding sulfur?

3. Why does Saskia fly her own airplane?

4. What is the MOSE project that Michiel talks to Saskia about in the chapter titled West Texas?

5. What existential matter does Laks come up against in Chandigarh?

6. Who is Lan Lu and what is his significance for Laks?

7. What is China's agenda in causing a massive wave to destroy the Maeslantkering and flood the Netherlands and England?

8. On the train out to West Texas, How does Sylvester explain the rise of sand piracy around his country?

9. In Rufus' interview with T.R. what seals the deal for T.R. in wanting to hire Rufus to work out at Flying S Ranch?

10. How is it that there is fighting but no guns at the Line of Actual Control?

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