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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 9, what job does Kalua perform for Ramsaran-ji?
(a) Drives him to a factory.
(b) Carries goods for him.
(c) Rows him across the river.
(d) Works as a porter.

3. How many things does Zachary Reid like to think of to praise each day?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

4. In Chapter 2, what does Deeti want to do if the crop is good this year?
(a) Fix the roof.
(b) Buy clothes.
(c) Add on to the house.
(d) Buy a field.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, where has Captain Chillingworth just come from?

2. How often does Mrs. Burnham think a woman should take a bath?

3. Where did Baboo Nob Kissin spend his childhood?

4. What is the name of Benjamin Burnham's estate?

5. What type of tree does Jodu see in Chapter 5, that has been planted by Putli?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what does Mr. Rowbotham, Neel's lawyer, tell him is the best he can hope for from his trial?

2. Where does Deeti send Kabutri and why?

3. How are Deeti and Kalua married?

4. What does Serang Ali lay out for Zachery to wear to dinner with Raja Neel Rattan Halder?

5. What do Deeti and Kabutri see as they drive into Ghazipur?

6. Where did Nob Kissin grow up, and how was he trained?

7. What jobs did Nob Kissin have when he began to work in Chapter 7?

8. Where would Paulette have been sent if Benjamin Burnham had not taken her in?

9. What happened to Captain Chillingworth's wife?

10. In Chapter 8, what happens after the lascars are paid?

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