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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 is Reid's first impression of White?
(a) He thinks too much.
(b) He doesn't know enough about war.
(c) He doesn't use logic.
(d) He has little experience.

2. Why does Robin White no longer go to Gymkhana Club?
(a) He was kicked out.
(b) He has been sick.
(c) British rule has ended.
(d) He can no longer afford membership.

3. When did Hari's mother die?
(a) After Hair graduated from school.
(b) When Hari was in grammar school.
(c) When Hari was an infant.
(d) When Hari started high school.

4. Who invited Mr. Srinivasan to the club for the first time in "An Evening at the Club"?
(a) He went by himself.
(b) Lady Chatterjee.
(c) A member of the Indian army.
(d) Robin White.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Mr. Srinivasan and Lady Chatterjee do after finishing dinner in "An Evening at the Club"?

2. When Reid first hears of Daphne's rape, whom does he blame?

3. Why is Mr. Srinivasan described as being a non-military Indian?

4. Why is Vidyasagar arrested?

5. What year is it when Hari sees Colin in India?

Short Essay Questions

1. What surprises Hari most when he returns to India in "Young Kumar"?

2. How does Hari end up living in England as a child?

3. In "Civil and Military," how does Reid explain the role of the military in breaking up mobs?

4. What does Mr. Srinivasan tell the visitor about Hari in "An Evening at the Club"?

5. How does the narrator of "Young Kumar" say Hari's father was able to travel to England?

6. As a child, what is Hari's life like in England?

7. Why does Brigadier Reid not like Robin White?

8. According to the narrator in "Young Kumar," what was Hari's father's relationship like with England?

9. In "Civil and Military," how do Kumar's friends react after he is arrested?

10. In "An Evening at the Club," what does the narrator say about Indian businesses after the British left?

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