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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. Where are Deeti and Kalua staying in Chapter 9?

2. In Chapter 2, what do the Raskhali use the top deck of the budgerow for?

3. Where are the girmitiyas being taken in Chapter 4?

4. How far is the factory where Hukam SIngh works from his home?

5. What festival comes in Chapter 6 after Deeti's husband has a seizure?

Short Essay Questions

1. What jobs is Jodu given in Chapter 8?

2. What happened to Captain Chillingworth's wife?

3. What is the water closet like in Paulette's room at the Burnham mansion, and what is it lacking?

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

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

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

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

8. What type of boat does Jodu have in Chapter 3?

9. Why does everyone sneeze when they come on the grounds of the opium factory's main compound?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Ibis has been used to transport slaves and is refitted to transport migrants. What is Burnham’s view of slavery and migrants? What, if any, difference is there between slaves and migrants?

Essay Topic 2

Bhyro Singh is in charge of the prisoners on the Ibis. How does Singh treat the convicts? How does he abuse them? Does Singh abuse the power given by mistreating the convicts?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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