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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Mr. Srinivasan and Lady Chatterjee do after finishing dinner in "An Evening at the Club"?
(a) Take the visitor on a tour.
(b) Sit in the lounge to have drinks.
(c) Take the visitor to the theater.
(d) Return to Lady Chatterjee's house.

2. What does Reid call Menen when he first meets him?
(a) A changing Englishman.
(b) A reluctant participant.
(c) A man-child.
(d) An old-style Indian.

3. Why is Vidyasagar arrested?
(a) They assume he broke his rank.
(b) They assume he is an insurgent.
(c) For acting without orders.
(d) For running away from his duties.

4. What makes Hari's father's relationship with Shalini special?
(a) He taught her to read and write.
(b) He sent her on vacations.
(c) He mails her books from every country he visits.
(d) He paints her portrait every five years.

5. When does Mr. Srinivasan say he first met Hari?
(a) When Hari met Daphne.
(b) When Hair came to the club.
(c) When Hari was a child.
(d) When Hari was questioned by police.

6. What does Hari do at the end of "Young Kumar"?
(a) He drinks alcohol.
(b) He joins the army.
(c) He paints Daphne's portrait.
(d) He writes an editorial.

7. Why does Vidyasagar print his own pamphlet?
(a) To ask the judge to let him out on bail.
(b) To protest the arrests of his friends.
(c) To publicize the wrongdoings of the British.
(d) To run for public office.

8. How does Hari know Colin Lindsey?
(a) Through his church.
(b) Through work.
(c) They are cousins.
(d) Through his school.

9. In "Young Kumar," why does Hari shop in the English part of town?
(a) He wants to be accepted by the English.
(b) He has a lot of money to spend.
(c) He doesn't shop in the English part of town.
(d) He has English manners and tastes.

10. Why did Hari's father return home from England for the first time in "Young Kumar"?
(a) His wife was pregnant.
(b) He was deported.
(c) He missed his family.
(d) He failed at his studies.

11. How does Terry Grigson treat Lady Chatterjee when she arrives at the club in "An Evening at the Club"?
(a) He ignores her.
(b) He shakes her hand, but won't speak to her.
(c) He is mean to her.
(d) He is kind to her.

12. When Reid first hears of Daphne's rape, whom does he blame?
(a) He says Daphne is lying.
(b) Hari's friends.
(c) The rioting groups of men.
(d) Hari.

13. Where is Hari's first job interview in India?
(a) A newspaper.
(b) A train corporation.
(c) A school.
(d) An electric company.

14. In "An Evening at the Club," what jobs do most of the British hold in the area?
(a) Businessmen.
(b) Military leaders.
(c) Teachers.
(d) Consultants.

15. What do Daphne's journal entries suggest about Kumar's role in the violence in "Civil and Military"?
(a) He knew who started it.
(b) He did not plan it.
(c) He was the mastermind behind it.
(d) He was physically injured during a riot.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Young Kumar," why does the narrator say Hari's father rarely saw him as a child?

2. How does Mr. Srinivasan say he learned that Hari was going to be questioned by the police?

3. What year is it in the beginning of "Civil and Military"?

4. How old was Hari when his father died?

5. How does White react when chaos first breaks out in "Civil and Military"?

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