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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of accent does Sister Ludmilla have?

2. What does Miss Crane use the painting "The Jewel in the Crown" to teach?

3. Who runs the "Sanctuary"?

4. Why does Lady Chatterjee say she avoided talking about the "Sanctuary" with Robert?

5. Why does Miss Crane stop entertaining Indian women at her home?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Miss Crane," what is revealed about Miss Crane's relationship with looters?

2. What does the author reveal about this novel in the first few paragraphs of "Miss Crane"?

3. Why is Miss Crane in India?

4. How does Sister Ludmilla describe Daphne in "Sister Ludmilla"?

5. How does Miss Crane feel about Gandhi?

6. What does Merrick do when he visits the Sanctuary?

7. What does Sister Ludmilla say she did to protect Hari from the police?

8. In "MacGregor House," why do some people avoid Lady Chatterjee?

9. In "MacGregor House," what does Lady Chatterjee say about the night of Daphne's rape?

10. How does Lady Chatterjee say she was treated when Daphne moved in with her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the titles of the chapters in "The Jewel in the Crown." What purpose to they play? Which elements of the text do they relate to? Why might this be?

Essay Topic 2

Explore the author's use of an unnamed narrator who also serves as a character in the text.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the relationship between Britain and India in this text. What does the author reveal about the two societies and humanity, in general, with this relationship?

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