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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. In "Miss Crane," how many teachers are at the Dibrapur school?

2. Why does Sister Ludmilla say Hari often came to the Sanctuary?

3. What does Sister Ludmilla do for a living?

4. Who runs the "Sanctuary"?

5. What does Mr. Chaudhuri do to make sure Miss Crane is safe when she drives from Kotari and Mayapore?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is a suttee?

3. How does Lady Chatterjee reveal her character when she tells the story of visiting Miss Crane in the hospital?

4. Why does Miss Crane want to drive from Kotari to Mayapore?

5. How does Sister Ludmilla say she met Hari?

6. What does "The Jewel in the Crown" mean to Miss Crane?

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

8. How does Miss Crane feel about the Indian people?

9. Why does Sister Ludmilla say Hari went with the police?

10. What does Lady Chatterjee say happened when she visited with Miss Crane after she was released from the hospital?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does "The Jewel in the Crown" deal with shifts in time throughout the narrative? Why might they be handled this way? What is the effect on the message of the text?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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