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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Lucy NOT told Tusker about?
(a) How she feels about his attitude lately.
(b) That Ibrahim is still working for them.
(c) The photographs, Col. Layton and Mr. Turner.
(d) That Bloxsaw needs to walk every day.

2. What time does Lucy go to have Susy do her hair?
(a) 5:30p.m.
(b) 8:30a.m.
(c) 7:30a.m.
(d) 9:30a.m.

3. When Lucy almost lost her job because she was caring for her mother, what did her father do to help her?
(a) He gave her money.
(b) He bought her a car.
(c) Put her up at the Y close to work.
(d) He bought her a home.

4. After Tusker's death, who offers Lucy a home?
(a) Mr. Bhoolabhoy.
(b) Susy.
(c) Father Sebastian.
(d) The Shiraz management.

5. Why is Tusker impressed by the new Father Sebastian?
(a) He knows how to raise lots of money.
(b) His sermons are very serious.
(c) The sermon is funny and very good.
(d) He is a good singer.

6. When Susy and Father Sebastian arrive at church will lots of flowers, what were they doing earlier in the day?
(a) Susy is showing Father her shop.
(b) Having breakfast together.
(c) Visiting Lucy and Tusker.
(d) Looking in on Susy's mom.

7. What was Lucy's hobby when she met Tusker?
(a) She did shorthand for a club.
(b) She acted in an amateur theater group.
(c) She went to the movies alone.
(d) She knitted.

8. After their walk in the graveyard, where does Lucy tell Mr. Bhoolabhoy that she is going to lunch?
(a) At home.
(b) At Smith's dining room.
(c) At the club.
(d) At the Shiraz.

9. What does Mrs. Bhoolabhoy want to put in the letter to Tusker?
(a) To look for other accommodations.
(b) To come to dinner.
(c) To fire their mali.
(d) To fire Ibrahim.

10. After Tusker dies, what fond memory does Lucy recall about her husband?
(a) He always offered his arm to her.
(b) He always brought coffee to her in the morning.
(c) He always kissed her goodnight.
(d) He always fixed her cocoa.

11. When Lucy is drinking alcohol, what does she drink?
(a) Gin.
(b) Beer.
(c) Bloody Marys.
(d) Vodka.

12. What day of the week is Mr. Bhoolabhoy going to write the letter?
(a) Monday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Saturday.

13. After reading the letter, Lucy goes to bed. Whose voices does she hear later in the evening?
(a) Father Sebastian and Susy.
(b) Dr. and Mrs. Mitra.
(c) Mrs. Bhoolabhoy.
(d) Joseph.

14. On the morning of Lucy and Tusker's dinner with Father Sebastian, what is Ibrahim supposed to do?
(a) Take Lucy to get her hair done.
(b) Pluck the chicken.
(c) Shop for food.
(d) Cook the food.

15. How does Tusker describe his own behavior in the letter to Lucy?
(a) He accuses her of having an affair.
(b) He defends his behavior.
(c) The longest male menopause ever.
(d) He blames her for his behavior.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Lucy's friend where she worked in England?

2. What does Lucy think of Tusker's letter to her?

3. What does Mrs. Bhoolabhoy accuse Joseph of?

4. As Joseph, Lucy and Mr. Bhoolabhoy are looking at a grave, who appears?

5. On Tusker's birthday, what does he want to do with Lucy?

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