1 "Shantaram" means man of peace. lover of peace. river of peace. river of love. 2 The true name of the protagonist in Shantaram is Gregory. Lindsay. Gilbert. We never find out. 3 Shantaram is a roman a clef. What does this mean? That the characters and events in it are based on true characters and events. That it is a bestselling novel. That it features multiple languages. That it is a multivolume novel. 4 How many parts does Shantaram have? 5 6 4 3 5 Which of the following locations is NOT a setting in Shantaram? Mumbai (Bombay). Afghanistan. Sri Lanka. Sundar. 6 Where does the novel open? At the Bombay airport. In Colaba. At Sundar village. In New Zealand. 7 Who are Lin's first acquaintances in Bombay? Prabaker and Mr. Anand. Ulla and Modena. Two hikers he meets on a bus. Karla and Didier. 8 Lin's first impression of the slum is that of boredom. strongly negative. that of excitement. strongly positive. 9 The Colaba district is the location of the Bollywood film industry. is the slum to the north of Bombay. is the tourist district in the heart of Bombay. is the most dangerous area in Bombay. 10 How does Lin meet Karla? She pulls him out of the way of a speeding car. He meets her at Leopold's. She introduces him to Prabaker. She gives Prabaker hashish. 11 What is Leopold's? An opium den. A hotel. A concert hall. An expatriot bar. 12 How much does Prabaker initially charge Lin for a tola of Afghani charras? Fifty rupees. One hundred rupees. Three hundred rupees. Two hundred rupees. 13 How much does he eventually charge? Fifty rupees. Nothing. Two hundred rupees. One hundred fifty rupees. 14 Which of the following words does NOT describe Didier? Drunken. Witty. Virtuous. Cynical. 15 On his tour of the "real Bombay" Prabaker takes Lin to a beautiful island. a brothel. a hostel. a slave market. 16 After a car accident in Bombay, what happens? People leave their cars and walk. The responsible driver must reimburse all damages. Everyone has a party. A mob forms to punish the responsible driver. 17 Vinod, the doorman at the slave market, is a policeman. gangster. foreigner. drug dealer. 18 What is a Borsalino? A fashionable Italian car. A revolver. An exquisite rabbit fur hat. Didier's favorite whiskey drink. 19 Vikram Patel always wears a scarf. a smile. a monocle. a cowboy shirt. 20 What color are Karla's eyes? Green. Pale blue. Hazel. Blue. 21 Modena is a[n] honest Peruvian. taciturn Spainard. affectionate German. talkative Corsican. 22 Lin and Prabaker board a train at the Victoria Terminus train station. bus station. break of dawn. Ghandi Terminus train station. 23 When the train starts moving, what happens to the Indian passangers? They jostle for seats. They all start reading newspapers. They become very friendly and agreeable. They start smoking. 24 What is Prabaker's most distinctive feature? His small hands. His jolly paunch. His smile. His expressive ears. 25 Lin objects to Kishan's treatment of his ox. singing voice. hygiene. haircut.
