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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Reid's first impression of White?
(a) He doesn't know enough about war.
(b) He has little experience.
(c) He thinks too much.
(d) He doesn't use logic.

2. What year is it in the beginning of "Civil and Military"?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1950.

3. What does Mr. Srinivasan do when he drives past the temple in "An Evening at the Club"?
(a) He makes a small donation.
(b) He drives quickly past it.
(c) He asks Lady Chatterjee if she wants to stop and visit it.
(d) He asks the visitor if he wants to see it.

4. 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) To act as figureheads.
(c) To avoid trouble with the government.
(d) Because of the money they have.

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

6. 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 failed at his studies.
(d) He missed his family.

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

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

9. What makes Hari's father's relationship with Shalini special?
(a) He mails her books from every country he visits.
(b) He taught her to read and write.
(c) He sent her on vacations.
(d) He paints her portrait every five years.

10. How are the Indians who go to Gymkhana Club described?
(a) Young businessmen.
(b) Beautiful women.
(c) Military men.
(d) Aging professionals.

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

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

13. When did Hari's mother die?
(a) When Hari started high school.
(b) When Hari was in grammar school.
(c) When Hari was an infant.
(d) After Hair graduated from school.

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

15. How does Terry Grigson treat Lady Chatterjee when she arrives at the club in "An Evening at the Club"?
(a) He ignores her.
(b) He shakes her hand, but won't speak to her.
(c) He is mean to her.
(d) He is kind to her.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "An Evening at the Club," who arrives with the visitor at Gymkhana Club?

2. Why does Robin White no longer go to Gymkhana Club?

3. What do Mr. Srinivasan and Lady Chatterjee do after finishing dinner in "An Evening at the Club"?

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

5. In "An Evening at the Club," how does Lady Chatterjee feel about the removal of the British authorities?

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