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