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

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

3. In "An Evening at the Club," who is Hari said to be living with in India?
(a) His aunt.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His cousin.
(d) His sister.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Civil and Military," how does Robin White describe Britain's relationship with India?

2. How is Reid's assignment changed in "Civil and Military"?

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

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

5. In "Civil and Military," why does Reid return to Rawalpindi?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. As a child, what is Hari's life like in England?

4. In "Civil and Military," what is Brigadier Reid's role with the infantry?

5. How does Robin White feel about Vidyasagar's statement about Daphne's rape?

6. What does Mr. Srinivasan tell the visitor about Hari in "An Evening at the Club"?

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

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

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

10. Why does Brigadier Reid not like Robin White?

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