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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what do the Raskhali use the top deck of the budgerow for?
(a) Playing Parcheesi.
(b) Playing marbles.
(c) Playing ball.
(d) Flying kites.

2. What is Paulette's nickname that Jodu's mother calls her?
(a) Pallavi.
(b) Pari.
(c) Putli.
(d) Paakhi.

3. How does Hukam SIngh get to the factory where he works?
(a) Horse.
(b) Ox cart.
(c) Motorcycle.
(d) Walks.

4. In Chapter 2, who does Zachary remember being beaten in Baltimore that lead to his employment on a ship?
(a) Philip Tudor.
(b) Michael Andrews.
(c) Freddy Douglass.
(d) Billy Richards.

5. What did Benjamin Burnham's father do?
(a) Army officer.
(b) Grocer.
(c) Clockmaker.
(d) Timber merchant.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Elokshi, Neel's mistress been with him in Chapter 2?

2. What is the name of the suburb in Calcutta where the white merchants of Calcutta have their country estates?

3. What was the ancestry of the man who built the Chehel Satoon?

4. When was Neel Rattan Halder married?

5. What nationality were the man and woman who commandeered Jodu's father boat because the woman was pregnant?

(see the answer key)

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