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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. Lucy returns home and is very hungry and wants Chicken Paulo, but Tusker wants something else. What does Tusker want to eat for lunch?

2. After Tusker's death, who offers Lucy a home?

3. Why is Tusker impressed by the new Father Sebastian?

4. What does Mr. Bhoolabhoy tell Lucy to do if she runs into his wife?

5. What does Lucy tell the imaginary Mr. Turner what she thought when she first saw the valley?

Short Essay Questions

1. Tusker is found dead with the letter in his hand. What role does Dr. Mitra play in how the letter is handled?

2. Lucy regrets inviting Susy to dinner with Father Sebastian. Why?

3. What did Tusker do at the time of the "debacle?"

4. Why does Mr. Bhoolabhoy not want to give the letter to Tusker? What is he afraid will happen?

5. What makes Mr. Bhoolabhoy feel left out at the church? Is he right to have these feelings? Why or why not?

6. After Lucy's encounter with Mrs. Bhoolabhoy in the dining room, what is Lucy's attitude when she returns home? What does she decide to do?

7. What is Tusker's reaction to the new Father Sebastian? Why do you think he is reacting in this manner? Why does this make Lucy feel uncomfortable?

8. What noise does Mr. Bhoolabhoy hear when he imagines the church yard is being bulldozed? What does it turn out to be?

9. As Lucy and Ibrahim stand in the kitchen and plan Father Sebastian's meal, Lucy pours Ibrahim a gin. What does this signify? Does the action seen too familiar or does it seem to fit the relationship between the two?

10. How did Lucy like living in Mudpore? What about the time and the city interested her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The reader wonders from the beginning of the novel about Tusker's name. How did Tusker get his name? Describe the two different possible stories. Which story describes Tusker's character more fully? Which story tells us something that we would have never guessed about Tusker?

Essay Topic 2

How did Tusker and Lucy end up being the last English residents in India? What was Tusker's plan?

Essay Topic 3

What are the tensions between the Hindu and the Muslims as described in the novel? Can you identify some of the costumes of each religion? Can you describe scenes of violence because of the tensions?

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