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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ibrahim call Lucy?
(a) Mrs. Smalley.
(b) Memsahib.
(c) Lucy.
(d) Miss Lucy.

2. Who is Lucy's favorite singer?
(a) Dinah Shore.
(b) Perry Como.
(c) Frank Sinatra.
(d) Rosemary Clooney.

3. What happens to Ibraham the morning the letter is delivered?
(a) He was looking for Tusker's dog.
(b) He was fired.
(c) He was promoted.
(d) He was hired at the Shiraz.

4. Who did Lucy call to help her the first time Tusker fell ill?
(a) Ibrahim.
(b) Minnie.
(c) Mrs. Bhoolabhoy.
(d) Mr. Bhoolabhoy.

5. When Tusker and Lucy have lunch at the Shiraz, what is Lucy waiting for Tusker to talk about?
(a) The new mali.
(b) Tusker's attendance at church.
(c) A letter in the mail.
(d) His health.

6. Who does Lucy have imaginary conversations with?
(a) Father Sebastian.
(b) Mr. Turner.
(c) Bloxsaw.
(d) Toole.

7. What does Tusker say happened to the actress years later?
(a) She returned to England with her husband.
(b) She and her husband moved to Ranpur.
(c) She had an affair and married a prince.
(d) She had an affair and her husband divorced her.

8. What happens to Bloxsaw after his walk?
(a) He slaps new Ibrahim.
(b) He collapses on the verandah panting.
(c) He runs through the canna lilies.
(d) He runs wild in the garden.

9. Where did Tusker and Lucy live until 1949?
(a) Pankot Rifles.
(b) England.
(c) Rose Cottage.
(d) A bungalow.

10. What does Lucy remember about Sarah's mother?
(a) She drank and was once a prisoner of war.
(b) She was mean to Sarah and Susan.
(c) She made the best chocolate cakes.
(d) She was devoted to her husband.

11. What does Lucy remember about her twin brother being mean to her?
(a) They laughed at her skinny legs.
(b) They called her names.
(c) They poured paint over her head.
(d) They teased her about her hair.

12. Why was Lucy in demand at all the women's groups?
(a) She knew shorthand.
(b) She knew how to raise money.
(c) She could type.
(d) She was funny.

13. What does Ibrahim still keep that belonged to his father?
(a) His pocket watch.
(b) His dress shoes.
(c) His long white tunic.
(d) His trimming shears.

14. What city did Tusker get in trouble with the police?
(a) Ranpur.
(b) Pankot.
(c) Bombay.
(d) New Delhi.

15. What does Ibrahim bring to the doctor to drink that he secretly hopes will make the doctor sick?
(a) Unboiled goat's milk.
(b) Raw meat.
(c) Eggs.
(d) Cow's milk.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Lucy's mother never like her?

2. What does Mr. Thomas do for a living?

3. With whom did Mr. Bhoolabhoy have an affair?

4. What does Ibrahim explain to Joseph about the job?

5. When Tusker reads the paperwork on his bungalow, what does he discover about his lease?

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