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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. How did Hari's father choose his wife?

2. How does Hari feel upon first arriving in India in "Young Kumar"?

3. Where does Hari find his first job in India?

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

5. In "Young Kumar," why does Hari believe he could succeed in India?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Brigadier Reid not like Robin White?

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

4. According to the narrator in "Young Kumar," what was Hari's father's relationship like with England?

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

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

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

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

9. In "Civil and Military," how do Kumar's friends react after he is arrested?

10. On the night of Daphne's rape, what does Merrick tell Reid about the events?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the theme of education in this novel. Consider Miss Crane's work in education and Chillingborough, the British school.

Essay Topic 2

What motivates the people behind Hari's arrest to frame and arrest him? How do these motivating factors compare to what motivates the characters who support Hari?

Essay Topic 3

What is the role of Parvati in this novel? Consider the sections where she appears along with how she is described.

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