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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. Who told the man who saved Naomi to wait to tell his story?
(a) His mother.
(b) His pastor.
(c) His wife.
(d) His son.

2. Who becomes Bapu's daughter-in-law?
(a) Bartini.
(b) Milai.
(c) Nandini.
(d) Lorcana.

3. What does Bhargavi start in her mother's honor?
(a) Helios Trust.
(b) Marshall Trust.
(c) Chicago Trust.
(d) Bapu Trust.

4. Who spends several days reading Bapu's journals?
(a) Sangumpumptu.
(b) Karthik and Nandini.
(c) Helios.
(d) Renai.

5. What kind of reading group does Bhargavi join?
(a) Hinduist.
(b) Feminist.
(c) Maoist.
(d) Daoist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ails Bapu's husband in his later years?

2. What famous person is Laura related to?

3. What happens to the shelter for the mentally ill in Erwadi?

4. What does Aviv call the man who rescued Naomi from the river?

5. Who is Bhargavi's daughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Laura's first doctors start her down the path of in Part IV?

2. What do people eventually begin to think of Bapu in the last years of her life?

3. What does Naomi do after being in "segregation" for a while?

4. What topic is Naomi very passionate about?

5. What does Naomi do on July 4, 2003?

6. What does Laura feel for the first time in a very long time following her suicide attempt?

7. What had Naomi always felt was incompatible with being a Black woman?

8. What does Laura Delano think of herself when Aviv first introduces her in Part IV?

9. Why does Naomi run into trouble with employment after her release from prison?

10. What does Karthik eventually build a career around?

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