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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Most of the newspaper was what, according to the narrator?
(a) Blank.
(b) In Sanskrit.
(c) In English.
(d) Lies.

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

3. Carnehan tells the narrator that he and Dravot had seen what sign of life within the newspaper office?
(a) A flash.
(b) A light.
(c) A fire.
(d) A shadow.

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

5. Where did the narrator go after he disembarked from the train?
(a) A tea house.
(b) A newspaper office.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) A saloon.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what location was the narrator traveling?

2. What type of politics did the narrator and his new acquaintance discuss on the train?

3. The narrator states that Carnehan no more knew where his next meal was coming from, than what type of animal did?

4. What was NOT an element described by the narrator as a benefit of "Native States" (8)?

5. The narrator told his new acquaintance on the train that he would be getting back on the train within how many days?

(see the answer key)

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