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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 3-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the Backwoodsman?
(a) A secret brotherhood.
(b) An English person who lived in the Indian backwoods.
(c) A newspaper.
(d) An Indian organization.

2. On what did Carnehan want to spend his only remaining money?
(a) Tea.
(b) Lunch.
(c) Dinner.
(d) Breakfast.

3. To what location was the narrator traveling?
(a) To the Gobi Desert.
(b) To the Sahara Desert.
(c) To the Mojave Desert.
(d) To the Indian Desert.

4. What did Carnehan initially ask of the narrator?
(a) To meet him again.
(b) To keep his whereabouts a secret.
(c) To deliver a message.
(d) To impersonate him.

5. The narrator was on a train leaving from what location?
(a) Ajmir.
(b) Mumbai.
(c) Delhi.
(d) Bombay.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the narrator found the man to whom he had promised to deliver the message, what was the man's main identifying feature?

2. How many months of the year did the narrator say newspaper offices are often empty?

3. What is the meaning of the phrase, "kaa-pi chayha-yeh" (12)?

4. What word did the narrator use to describe the men who stood in his way?

5. Who was said to be "calling down brimstone upon the British Dominions" (11)?

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