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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. What is the name of the judge who subjects Paulette to lengthy and disapproving catechisms?

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

3. In Chapter 8, where are the dry docks where the Ibis is to be repaired and refurbished?

4. When Deeti and Kalua consider going to Patna in Chapter 8, how far is the journey?

5. Why did Lambert sell something to Nob Kissin Pander before he died?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did the Halders get in debt with the Burnhams?

5. What does Deeti consider to use as payment for Kalua to get her husband from the factory in Chapter 2?

6. Why do families like Deeti's have to plant poppies?

7. What are grimitiyas?

8. In Chapter 5, why does Neel say that he cannot sell the zemindary of Raskhali?

9. What does the new pilot, James Doughty look like?

10. Where does Deeti send Kabutri and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Mr. Burnham asks Paulette to spank him during Bible lessons. How does Burnham present himself as a religious and Christian man? What are his motives for having Paulette spank him? How does Burnham treat people that are not of his social status? How does making money influence Burnham, even if the means of making money are against Biblical principles? Is Burnham a hypocrite?

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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