View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Civil and Military," what is the first thing Reid talks to Robin White about?
(a) The chance of buying new weapons.
(b) How to get Indians to join the infantry.
(c) The role of the United States in India.
(d) The likelihood of unrest.

2. How does Hari feel upon first arriving in India in "Young Kumar"?
(a) Depressed.
(b) Optimistic.
(c) Worried.
(d) Humored.

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

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

5. In "An Evening at the Club," why does Mr. Srinivasan say many Indian companies hire British?
(a) Because Indians struggle to run their own businesses.
(b) Because of the money they have.
(c) To avoid trouble with the government.
(d) To act as figureheads.

6. In "Young Kumar," how does Colin feel about joining the army?
(a) He is proud of it.
(b) He admits he only did it to avoid going to jail.
(c) He is ashamed of joining.
(d) He admits he only did it to travel.

7. How does Chillianwallah Bagh compare to other Indian neighborhoods?
(a) It is more comfortable than most.
(b) It is less comfortable than most.
(c) It is more dangerous than most.
(d) It is less dangerous than most.

8. 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.

9. Why is Mr. Srinivasan described as being a non-military Indian?
(a) He was denied entry to the military.
(b) He recently left the military.
(c) He dresses like he is in the military.
(d) The other Indians with him are in the military.

10. Who joins Mr. Srinivasan, Lady Chatterjee, and the visitor at MacGregor House in "An Evening at the Club"?
(a) No one joins them.
(b) Hari.
(c) The visitor's girlfriend.
(d) Robin White.

11. What does Reid first suggest to Robin White in "Civil and Military"?
(a) To spend more on weapons.
(b) To decrease the number in the army.
(c) To use a strong hand.
(d) To hire an outside firm.

12. In "Civil and Military," how does Robin White describe Britain's relationship with India?
(a) Like a father and child.
(b) Like a mother and infant.
(c) Like an uncle and nephew.
(d) Like a brother and sister.

13. How does Mr. Srinivasan describe Shalini Gupta Sen in "An Evening at the Club"?
(a) Educated.
(b) Troubled.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Dangerous.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator, how old was Hari when he was brought to England?

2. Who gives the visitor passages from Daphne's journal?

3. When did Hari's mother die?

4. In "Young Kumar," why does the narrator say Hari's father rarely saw him as a child?

5. In "Civil and Military," why does the army use banners?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 562 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample