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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As they gain power, how do the GNLF define justice?
(a) By punishing only the wealthy.
(b) By punishing any random person for each crime.
(c) By punishing only the guilty.
(d) By punishing only the British.

2. What does Gyan's house look like?
(a) Dirty and poor.
(b) Clean and simple.
(c) Clean and ornate.
(d) Dirty and formerly ornate.

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

4. Who is the figure who approaches the house at the end of the novel?
(a) Gyan.
(b) Biju.
(c) Someone who found the missing dog.
(d) Uncle Potty.

5. What do the police do to an innocent drunk man six months after the library visit?
(a) Practice their torture techniques on him.
(b) Hang him.
(c) Beat him.
(d) Gun him down.

Short Answer Questions

1. What burden has been lifted for Biju now that he's returned home?

2. Where does Harish-Harry's future son-in-law live?

3. What does the cook demand the judge do to him when he returns home without his dog?

4. What does Sai feel towards Gyan when she sees his house?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Biju's childhood memories reveal about his character?

2. In chapter 41, how does Biju's reaction to the travel agent's advice reflect Biju's idea of what constitutes a "better life"?

3. As revealed in chapter 32, what role did Bose play in transforming the judge's identity?

4. In chapter 38, could Lola and Noni have prevented the village community from shunning them if they hadn't flaunted their wealth all their lives?

5. In chapter 31, what does Sai's assertion that it is unwise to read old books tell the reader about her?

6. In chapter 42, how do Gyan's grandmother and Sai exert similar forces on Gyan?

7. Does Biju make the right decision in returning to India?

8. In chapter 36, what does the author convey by the bad connection on the phone line between Biju and his father?

9. Why do Bose and son continue to try to improve Indians' lives, no matter how unsuccessful they are?

10. In chapter 33, why does Sai feel jealous of the mothers and children in the restaurant?

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