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