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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. In what languages can Neel read and write?

2. What nationality does Neel's cellmate seem to be in Chapter 14?

3. In Chapter 13, what time does the noise from the street outside Zachary's room at the boarding house quieten down?

4. At the end of Chapter 18, how many migrants jump overboard?

5. When does Neel learn his cell mate's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What sentence does Neel receive at court?

2. In Chapter 11, what does Deeti find when she goes into the hold?

3. Why does Zachary tell Paulette in Chapter 13, that she cannot be one of the crew on the Ibis?

4. Where does Mr. Burnham want Zachary to stay in Chapter 13, and where does Zachary stay and why?

5. At the end of Chapter 12, what does Neel see when he looks in the mirror?

6. How does Neel survive when the Ibis sails past Rashkhali?

7. At the end of Chapter 10, why do the lascars wish to abandon the Isis, and why do they decide to stay?

8. In Chapter 15, who does Paulette ask to help her?

9. What does Paulette say about her travels?

10. Why does Chillingworth not wish to fight the Chinese?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Opium is grown by poor farmers in India. Why do farmers in India grow opium? How has opium affected their lives and livelihood? Is being contracted to grow opium beneficial for Indian farmers?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Baboo Nob Kissin grew up in a temple and was educated to succeed his uncle as the temple’s custodian. How did Nob Kissin’s life change when his uncle died? How does his life change again when he hears Zachary play a flute? How do these changes cause Nob Kissin to transform by the end of the novel?

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