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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 40.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Biju misrepresent about himself in his letters to the cook?
(a) He claims to be helping others from his village.
(b) He claims to have integrated into American society.
(c) He claims to have a green card.
(d) He claims to be doing better financially than he really is.

4. When the bakery closes, how does Biju's separation from Saeed affect him?
(a) He is determined not to let anyone get close to him again.
(b) He is determined to make new friends.
(c) He is determined to return to India.
(d) He is determined to stay in touch with Saeed.

5. How does Gyan react when Sai tells him the purpose of her visit to his home?
(a) He claims responsibility but is not sorry.
(b) He apologizes.
(c) He blames Sai.
(d) He promises to rectify the situation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sai tell Gyan is the purpose of her visit to his home?

2. What does Gyan realize as soon as he leaves Sai after apologizing?

3. Why does Gyan feel embarrassed to be seen eating with Sai?

4. Who has been watching Sai and Gyan's interaction at Gyan's house?

5. What is Gyan's response when the judge asks him what poets he admires?

(see the answer key)

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