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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. What religion does Ibrahim practice?
(a) He is a Christian.
(b) He is a Hindu.
(c) He is a Muslim.
(d) He is a Buddhist.
2. What does Lucy want Ibrahim to do for her that will calm Tusker?
(a) Mow the lawn.
(b) Clean the garden.
(c) Get dinner from the Shiraz and bring it on trays.
(d) Hire another mali to mow the lawn.
3. What does Susy Williams do at the church?
(a) She is the church secretary.
(b) Plays the piano and arranges the flowers.
(c) Preaches.
(d) Plays the organ.
4. Who went into labor at Rose Cottage?
(a) Mrs. Layton.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Susan.
(d) Lucy.
5. Who's child is Teddy?
(a) Sarah's.
(b) Lucy's.
(c) Tusker's.
(d) Susan's from her first marriage.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Mrs. Bhoolabhoy do every Monday?
2. What happens to Ibraham the morning the letter is delivered?
3. What does Mr. Bhoolabhoy think of Lucy?
4. Why did Lucy's mother never like her?
5. Where did Tusker and Lucy live until 1949?
Short Essay Questions
1. How often is Ibrahim fired and why?
2. Why do Mr. Bhoolabhoy and Tusker get along? Why does Mr. Bhoolabhoy like Tusker? What does Tusker talk about that fascinates him so?
3. Describe the character of Mrs. Bhoolabhoy. How does she behave and how do the people around her react to her behavior?
4. Why does Tusker cry in the bathroom?
5. Why do you think Joseph left Rampur and the sisters?
6. How does the reader know that Tusker was reading the letter when he died?
7. What did Ibrahim do to care for Tusker through the night the first time Tusker fell ill?
8. When Father Sebastian arrives, Susy says that she will not work for a black pastor. What race is Susy and why does she feel this way? is it simply racial prejudice or is there something deeper?
9. How does Tusker know that he is not hallucinating the mali? What does he decide to do about it?
10. How do you think it made Ibrahim feel to never see the endings of the movies? What do you think his reaction was years later when he saw the endings in England?
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