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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Deeti's siblings died as children?

2. When did the Ibis drop anchor off Ganga-Sagar Island?

3. How far does Deeti live from the coast?

4. What is Neel's son doing at the end of Chapter 4?

5. How many Indian workers are managed by a senior official of the East India Company at the opium factory?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened to Captain Chillingworth's wife?

3. How are Deeti and Kalua married?

4. What are grimitiyas?

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

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

7. What does Paulette help Mrs. Burnham with in Chapter 9?

8. What is Deeti's puta room like?

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

10. What is Hukam Singh's condition when Deeti finds him at the opium factory?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mrs. Burnham tells Paulette that a judge would like to marry her. How does Paulette respond to the news that a judge would like to marry her? What does Mrs. Burnham tell her about marriage? How do Mrs. Burnham and women of her social status view marriage?

Essay Topic 2

Paulette and Burnham have servants to do most of the work of the household. How do Paulette and Mrs. Burnham spend their days at Bethel? Based upon their characters, what is the role of British women in colonial India?

Essay Topic 3

Paulette persuades Nob Kissin to get her on board the Ibis. What does Paulette discover that makes her want to leave Bethel? How does her desperation affect the choices that she makes?

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