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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kinds of songs does Das want to hear Tangore pupils sing?
(a) Songs of violence.
(b) Songs of peace.
(c) Songs of anger.
(d) Songs of understanding.

2. What helps Amrita heal after moving?
(a) The lack of memories.
(b) The warmer climate.
(c) The clean air.
(d) The higher salary.

3. What study of Stephen Hawking does Amrita study?
(a) Economic theories.
(b) Fuel alternatives.
(c) Atmospheres.
(d) Black holes.

4. What is Manny's occupation?
(a) A bookseller.
(b) A museum curator.
(c) A librarian.
(d) A farmer.

5. Why does Bobby think Gupta must die?
(a) For his lack of help.
(b) For his relationship to Kamakhya.
(c) For his invitation to India.
(d) For his complicity.

6. What sits on the table in the black room?
(a) Das' book.
(b) A vial of blood.
(c) A statue of Kali.
(d) Bobby's book.

7. How did Das end up drowning?
(a) He fell off a bridge.
(b) He fainted in the tub.
(c) He was committing suicide.
(d) He was pushed into the river.

8. What writer does Bobby compare Das to?
(a) Twain.
(b) Socrates.
(c) Dickens.
(d) Homer.

9. Who does Bobby see dancing over Calcutta?
(a) Victoria.
(b) His mother.
(c) Angels.
(d) Kali.

10. How long is Das's manuscript?
(a) 500 pages.
(b) 600 pages.
(c) 400 pages.
(d) 300 pages.

11. What is Victoria's coffin made out of?
(a) Wood.
(b) Brass.
(c) Iron.
(d) Steel.

12. What reminds Bobby of Kali at the end of the book?
(a) His nightmares.
(b) All music.
(c) His writing.
(d) Amrita's voice.

13. What kind of graveyard is Victoria buried in?
(a) Hindu.
(b) Private.
(c) Indian.
(d) Catholic.

14. What does Bobby do with the bag he gets from Krishna after getting the manuscript?
(a) Destroys it.
(b) Hides it.
(c) Sells it.
(d) Shows it to Amrita.

15. What has Tagore's house been turned into?
(a) A temple.
(b) A museum.
(c) A library.
(d) A whore house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Bobby blame for Victoria's death?

2. How does Bobby describe the Kali poem to Das?

3. How does Bobby describe Richard Cory's work?

4. What does Tagore think his life is meant to do?

5. Why does Bobby invite Krishna to get the manuscript with him?

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