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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What fort was built in Madras in the 1600s?
(a) Gwalior Fort.
(b) Red Fort.
(c) Fort Saint George.
(d) Chittorgarh Fort.

2. What day of the week does Digby's mother take him to the Gaiety?
(a) Mondays.
(b) Saturdays.
(c) Fridays.
(d) Sundays.

3. After Ninan is born, how long does Elsie sequester herself from visitors?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 4 months.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 3 months.

4. What fruit is readily available in great quantities at Parambil?
(a) Bananas.
(b) Jackfruit.
(c) Mangoes.
(d) Pomegranates.

5. Where did Celeste Arnold grow up?
(a) London.
(b) Bombay.
(c) Calcutta.
(d) Paris.

6. In 1933, how does Digby get to work when he is working at a hospital in India?
(a) Walks.
(b) Bicycle.
(c) Rickshaw.
(d) Taxi.

7. What do Celeste Arnold and Digby drink when she comes to tell him goodbye?
(a) Tea.
(b) Lemonade.
(c) Whisky.
(d) Gin.

8. Where was Claude Arnold born?
(a) France.
(b) India.
(c) England.
(d) Madagascar.

9. What ashram does Rune go to in 1922?
(a) Bethel.
(b) Osho.
(c) Iskcon.
(d) Isha.

10. How long does Philipose have to wait for a train home after he has to leave the college?
(a) A little over a week.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 8 days.
(d) A month.

11. Where does Bernard Muller plan to go if he sells his land?
(a) Naples.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Normandy.
(d) Madrid.

12. How much older is Joppan, Shamuel's son, than Philipose?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 4 years.

13. What is the name of Celeste Arnold's ayah?
(a) Aisha.
(b) Janaki.
(c) Fatima.
(d) Maryam.

14. On the train Philipose takes back to Cochin, how many passengers are there to a cubicle?
(a) 8.
(b) 3.
(c) 10.
(d) 6.

15. How old is Philipose when Ammachi takes him to Parumala Church by boat in 1926?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Ninan when Elsie's Portrait of Lizzi is accepted for a National Trust exhibition in Madras?

2. What is the name of the young lady who rides the train with Philipose to Cochin?

3. How old is JoJo in 1908?

4. How many Indian soldiers fought in the Great War?

5. How does JoJo die?

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