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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who invited Mr. Srinivasan to the club for the first time in "An Evening at the Club"?
(a) A member of the Indian army.
(b) He went by himself.
(c) Robin White.
(d) Lady Chatterjee.

2. In "Young Kumar," why does Hari shop in the English part of town?
(a) He has English manners and tastes.
(b) He has a lot of money to spend.
(c) He doesn't shop in the English part of town.
(d) He wants to be accepted by the English.

3. Why is Brigadier A.V. Reid sent to help with the creation of the Indian infantry division?
(a) He is told to oversee it.
(b) He creates effective army models.
(c) He was fired from his job in Ireland.
(d) He is told to handle the administrative work.

4. What does Menen do for a living?
(a) He is a lawyer.
(b) He is a judge.
(c) He is a businessman.
(d) He is an army general.

5. Who authorizes the Indian infantry division in "Civil and Military"?
(a) The United States army.
(b) The Indian army.
(c) The British army.
(d) The Royal army.

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

7. In "Young Kumar," how does the narrator describe Hari's education?
(a) Ethnic.
(b) English.
(c) Troubled.
(d) European.

8. When Reid first hears of Daphne's rape, whom does he blame?
(a) Hari.
(b) Hari's friends.
(c) He says Daphne is lying.
(d) The rioting groups of men.

9. Hari's father changed his last name to _________.
(a) Kumish.
(b) Crooner.
(c) Kunar.
(d) Coomer.

10. Why did Hari's father return home from England for the first time in "Young Kumar"?
(a) His wife was pregnant.
(b) He was deported.
(c) He missed his family.
(d) He failed at his studies.

11. According to the narrator, how old was Hari when he was brought to England?
(a) Eight.
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) Two.

12. In "Young Kumar," to whom does Hari give most of his earnings?
(a) Colin.
(b) His aunt.
(c) The church.
(d) Daphne.

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

14. Why does the visitor spend time at the temple in "An Evening at the Club"?
(a) He doesn't spend any time at the temple.
(b) He wants to photograph it.
(c) It has a connection to Daphne.
(d) Lady Chatterjee insists.

15. Why does Vidyasagar print his own pamphlet?
(a) To ask the judge to let him out on bail.
(b) To protest the arrests of his friends.
(c) To publicize the wrongdoings of the British.
(d) To run for public office.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Hari's mother die?

2. How does Terry Grigson treat Lady Chatterjee when she arrives at the club in "An Evening at the Club"?

3. In "Young Kumar," what does the narrator claim Hari learned after his father's death?

4. What year is it in the beginning of "Civil and Military"?

5. How does Hari feel upon first arriving in India in "Young Kumar"?

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