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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. Fleury is afraid of the statue of what Indian God?
(a) Lord Bhairava.
(b) Kali.
(c) Krishna.
(d) the Elephant God.

2. What kind of rifles were propped up against the balustrade?
(a) Sheffield rifles.
(b) 22 calibre rifles.
(c) Enfield rifles.
(d) rifles with bayonets.

3. What does Louise sew for Fleury for his birthday present?
(a) a red vest.
(b) a white shirt
(c) a green coat.
(d) blue trousers..

4. What does the Magistrate decide to do for the native Christians during the expected siege?
(a) give them food.
(b) give them guns to protect themselves.
(c) give them a certificate stating their loyalty to the Residency.
(d) take them into the cantonment.

5. What appears in one of the rooms of the palace to the embarrassment of Hari?
(a) an escaped cow.
(b) a local prostitute.
(c) a monkey.
(d) a large spider.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Magistrate and the local people argue about?

2. Dr. Dunstaple makes fun of what native practice that Dr. McNab uses?

3. What beliefs does the Padre expound upon?

4. What did Dr. Dunstaple look like?

5. What had been planned militarily for Tuesday, July 7th?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who rides out to warn the Indigo farmers to join the others in the Residency and why?

2. What worry about her brother does Louise confide in Miriam?

3. What new invention does the Collector contemplate using in the defense of the cantonment and what is it a forerunner of?

4. What animals are lying in the shadows of the church?

5. What happens in the Collector's study when he returns there?

6. How does the Maharajah's son, Hari, put on a show of being British?

7. What had Dr. McNab done which particularly annoyed Dr. Dunstaple?

8. What are some of the wonders of nature which the Padre mentions while extolling God?

9. What is the plan Cutter puts into action on July 7th?

10. What are some of the ominous signs of future danger in Chapter 8?

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