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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 23 | Chapter 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What advice does Noni give Sai while she is tutoring her?
(a) To follow the path the judge has laid out for her.
(b) To aspire to become an astronaut, as her father did.
(c) To do something out of the ordinary.
(d) To concentrate on her studies.

2. Why does the judge hate the rainy season?
(a) It reminds him of the weather in England, where he went to college.
(b) It erodes his house, forcing him to pay for expensive repairs.
(c) It makes his arthritis flair up.
(d) It erodes his house, making him feel older.

3. How do Biju and Saeed Saeed feel about each other when they first meet?
(a) They like each other because of their common backgrounds.
(b) They like each other in spite of their different backgrounds.
(c) They dislike each other in spite of their common backgrounds.
(d) They dislike each other because of their different backgrounds.

4. What does Lola believe about the Nepalese?
(a) They should be expelled from India.
(b) They should be reduced to servitude.
(c) They have no rights because they emigrated illegally.
(d) They should have their own homeland.

5. What request does the cook repeatedly make of Bijou?
(a) That he return to India.
(b) That he send the cook more money.
(c) That he help others from his village who come to America.
(d) That he bring the cook to America.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Biju get into a fight at work?

2. How does Sai feel about the cook?

3. How does Sai and Gyan's relationship change as they spend more time together?

4. What does Noni believe about the Nepalese?

5. What do Gyan and Sai learn is in common about their backgrounds?

(see the answer key)

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