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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 9, where has Captain Chillingworth just come from?
(a) Canton.
(b) Beijing.
(c) Shandong.
(d) Nanjing.

2. When did Benjamin Burnham escort Chinese converts to Bengal?
(a) 1817.
(b) 1804.
(c) 1809.
(d) 1811.

3. How old was Nob Kissin when he was supposed to escort his aunt to an ashram in Brindavan?
(a) 16.
(b) 13.
(c) 15.
(d) 14.

4. In Chapter 5 after going through the mixing room, where does Deeti rest?
(a) Under a parrotia tree.
(b) Under an ironwood tree.
(c) In the shade of a silk tree.
(d) Shade of a mango tree.

5. What was the ancestry of the man who built the Chehel Satoon?
(a) Persian.
(b) Iranian.
(c) Indian.
(d) Turkish.

6. What is the name of Neel's attorney in Chapter 8?
(a) Mr. Petersen.
(b) Mr. Pilkington.
(c) Mr. Worthington.
(d) Mr. Rowbotham.

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

8. What time is Kalua to report if he becomes a grimitiya?
(a) Noon.
(b) Dusk.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Dawn.

9. How many days after Deeti brings her husband home from the factory does he die?
(a) 45.
(b) 15.
(c) 20.
(d) 34.

10. How old is Benjamin Burnham in Chapter 4?
(a) A few years short of 50.
(b) 45.
(c) A few years over 50.
(d) 39.

11. How long has the zemindary of Rashkhali been in Neel's family in Chapter 5?
(a) 225 years.
(b) 200 years.
(c) 150 years.
(d) 175 years.

12. How many lascars were often needed to do the work of a single able seaman?
(a) 3 or 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 2 or 3.
(d) 5.

13. In Chapter 3, what does Deeti compare Kalua's dwelling to?
(a) Pig pen.
(b) Barn.
(c) Cattle pen.
(d) Shed.

14. How many Indian workers are managed by a senior official of the East India Company at the opium factory?
(a) Several hundred.
(b) 150.
(c) About 300 hundred.
(d) 185.

15. In Chapter 5, how many men work in the assembly room at the factory?
(a) 270.
(b) 250.
(c) 305.
(d) 180.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long are the watches when the Ibis is waiting to be taken to the dry docks to be repaired and refurbished?

3. How old is Zachary Reid in 1838?

4. How many years did Zachary work at a shipyard in Baltimore?

5. How many guns does the Ibis have?

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