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

2. Where does Hari find his first job in India?
(a) A newspaper.
(b) The government.
(c) He starts his own business.
(d) A university.

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

4. In "Young Kumar," what does the narrator say Hari's father's inheritance was contingent upon?
(a) His marrying an American.
(b) His staying in India.
(c) His traveling to England.
(d) His becoming a laywer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the British woman in "An Evening at the Club" ignore Lady Chatterjee?

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

3. What does Reid first suggest to Robin White in "Civil and Military"?

4. How does Mr. Srinivasan say he learned that Hari was going to be questioned by the police?

5. In "An Evening at the Club," who is Hari said to be living with in India?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the first story Mr. Srinivasan tells the visitor in "An Evening at the Club"?

2. What does Robin White tell the visitor about the role of Britain in India in "Civil and Military"?

3. In "An Evening at the Club," what does the narrator say about Indian businesses after the British left?

4. In "Young Kumar," why does Hari return to India?

5. How does Hari end up living in England as a child?

6. Why does Robin White no longer visit the Gymkhana Club?

7. In "Civil and Military," how does Robin White respond to Reid's memoir?

8. What surprises Hari most when he returns to India in "Young Kumar"?

9. In "Civil and Military," how does Reid explain the role of the military in breaking up mobs?

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

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