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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the big court case that Bose had lost?
(a) He tried to gain benefits equal to that of a white man.
(b) He tried to win working conditions equal to those of the white men.
(c) He tried to earn a salary equal to that of a white man.
(d) He tried to win a pension equal to that of a white man.

2. What problem had the judge and Bose had at the restaurant?
(a) There was nothing to their liking on the menu.
(b) It was late, and the restaurant claimed they had stopped serving.
(c) The food the restaurant served was considered unholy to Indians.
(d) The restaurant catered only to whites.

3. When Sai thinks about her life and everyone's life around her, what does she decide to do?
(a) Leave home.
(b) Reconcile with Gyan.
(c) Stay and make things better.
(d) Reject Gyan.

4. Where does Lola go to complain about the crimes being committed against her?
(a) To the police.
(b) To the judge.
(c) To Father Booty.
(d) To Pradhan, the head of the Kalimpong wing of the GNLF.

5. What philosophical discussion did the judge and Bose have at the restaurant?
(a) Whether man has free will.
(b) Whether life has meaning.
(c) Whether time moves at different rates.
(d) Whether the past remains unchanged by the present.

6. What do the GNLF boys do to Biju?
(a) Insist on more money to take him to the cook's house.
(b) Help him carry his belongings through the woods.
(c) Rob him.
(d) Give him money.

7. As the GNLF uses fear tactics to completely shut down the village of Kalimpong, what effect does this have on Lola and Noni?
(a) They use their money and influence to get what they need.
(b) They become ill.
(c) They decide to join the GNLF.
(d) They are shunned by friends and strangers.

8. What do the rebels do to Lola and Noni?
(a) Force them to feed and tend to them.
(b) Threaten to beat them.
(c) Threaten to rape them.
(d) Ransack their home.

9. Who does Biju telephone after talking to Mr. Iype?
(a) Harish-Harry.
(b) His father.
(c) Saeed.
(d) The judge.

10. As the village shuts down, what are the judge and Sai living on?
(a) Eggs from the shop down the road.
(b) The vegetables they grow.
(c) The cook's store of canned goods.
(d) Pears from Lola and Noni's trees.

11. Why is Sai shocked by Gyan's house?
(a) It is larger than she expected.
(b) It is not as he described it to her.
(c) It doesn't match the person he is.
(d) It is nicer than she expected.

12. When Sai sees someone approach the house at the end of the novel, who does she hope it is?
(a) Gyan.
(b) Father Booty.
(c) Biju.
(d) Uncle Potty.

13. Who does the judge blame for the loss of his dog?
(a) The wife and father of the tortured man.
(b) The GNLF.
(c) The cook.
(d) Himself.

14. Why did the cook sacrifice a chicken and goat?
(a) So that the cook would have prosperity.
(b) So that his wife's ghost would not take his son with her.
(c) So that his wife's ghost would not take the cook with her.
(d) So that his son would have prosperity.

15. What did the judge learn about his wife six months after sending her away?
(a) She had consulted with a divorce lawyer.
(b) She was dying.
(c) She was seeing another man.
(d) She was pregnant.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gyan's grandmother respond to his being part of the liberation effort?

2. How does Gyan feel after his grandmother becomes involved in his decision to be part of the liberation effort?

3. Soon after Biju's phone call, what does Mr. Iype tell Biju is the true name of the Hudson River?

4. What did the judge remember as he was heading home from the restaurant?

5. How do Lola and Noni respond to the Gorkhas marching in the street?

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