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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mr. Srinivasan say he learned that Hari was going to be questioned by the police?
(a) He was asked to do the questioning.
(b) Sister Ludmilla told him.
(c) He didn't find out until after the questioning happened.
(d) Hari wrote him a letter from jail.

2. Why does the British woman in "An Evening at the Club" ignore Lady Chatterjee?
(a) She doesn't ignore Lady Chatterjee.
(b) She doesn't see her.
(c) She isn't allowed to speak to her.
(d) Lady Chatterjee is Indian.

3. In "Young Kumar," why does Hari believe he could succeed in India?
(a) His accent.
(b) His father's money.
(c) His education.
(d) His family's connections.

4. What year is it when Hari sees Colin in India?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1962.

5. Who gives the visitor passages from Daphne's journal?
(a) Brigadier Reid.
(b) Robin White.
(c) Mr. Srinivasan.
(d) Lady Chatterjee.

6. How long after the rape does "An Evening at the Club" take place?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 10 years.

7. In "An Evening at the Club," what does the visitor recognize while driving to MacGregor House?
(a) A cemetery.
(b) A wall.
(c) A river.
(d) A government building.

8. How old was Hari when his father died?
(a) 22.
(b) 18.
(c) 20.
(d) 16.

9. What does Mr. Srinivasan do for a living?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Businessman.
(d) Lawyer.

10. In "Young Kumar," what does the narrator claim Hari learned after his father's death?
(a) His grandparents lived in India.
(b) His father was a criminal.
(c) They were broke.
(d) His mother could still be alive.

11. In "Civil and Military," why does Reid return to Rawalpindi?
(a) He is doing research.
(b) His wife is ill.
(c) His unit is transferred.
(d) He is fired.

12. What do Daphne's journal entries suggest about Kumar's role in the violence in "Civil and Military"?
(a) He did not plan it.
(b) He knew who started it.
(c) He was physically injured during a riot.
(d) He was the mastermind behind it.

13. How did Hari's father die?
(a) A car accident.
(b) Murder.
(c) Disease.
(d) He committed suicide.

14. What do Mr. Srinivasan and Lady Chatterjee do after finishing dinner in "An Evening at the Club"?
(a) Return to Lady Chatterjee's house.
(b) Sit in the lounge to have drinks.
(c) Take the visitor on a tour.
(d) Take the visitor to the theater.

15. In "An Evening at the Club," who arrives with the visitor at Gymkhana Club?
(a) Lady Chatterjee.
(b) He arrives alone.
(c) Mr. Srinivasan.
(d) Robin White.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does White react when chaos first breaks out in "Civil and Military"?

2. What does Mr. Srinivasan do when he drives past the temple in "An Evening at the Club"?

3. Who joins Mr. Srinivasan, Lady Chatterjee, and the visitor at MacGregor House in "An Evening at the Club"?

4. What does Lady Chatterjee say about Gymkhana Club in the years past?

5. How does Mr. Srinivasan describe Shalini Gupta Sen in "An Evening at the Club"?

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