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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 does Amrita do for a living after Victoria dies?

2. What disease does the man in the dark room have?

3. What does Bobby hear loud in his head on his way to India?

4. How is Kali born in Das' manuscript?

5. How does Chatterjee feel when Krishna talks about Tagore?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Das discuss the Song of Kali in his manuscript?

2. How is Kali born according to Das' manuscript?

3. What monetary advice does the rickshaw driver give to Amrita?

4. What were Bobby's last words to Victoria?

5. What happens to Bobby as he listens to Das speak?

6. What does Bobby to to overcome the darkness of Kali when he is with Amrita?

7. What does Bobby threaten in order to get his wanted interview with Das?

8. What law does Bobby break as he is on his way to meet Das?

9. How does Das die the second time?

10. What does Bobby promise to send Das, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some things about India that differ greatly from the US, and how did these differences affect this plot?

Essay Topic 2

What happens at the Kapalika meetings, and how is Bobby affected by this?

Essay Topic 3

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

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