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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 31.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why isn't Biju permitted to apply for a green card?
(a) He has no permanent address.
(b) He has not lived there long enough.
(c) He is unemployed.
(d) There are too many Indians who want one.

2. Why don't Lola and Noni trust their watchman?
(a) He is Nepali.
(b) He is Pakistani.
(c) He has stolen from them.
(d) He is a former prison inmate.

3. How did people respond to his English manners when the judge first returned from England?
(a) They asked him to teach them to be like him.
(b) They laughed at him.
(c) They expressed disappointment in his choices.
(d) They were impressed and showed respect.

4. 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 because of their different backgrounds.
(d) They dislike each other in spite of their common backgrounds.

5. When the judge returned from England for the first time, how did his family react to him?
(a) They were jealous and resentful.
(b) They were happy and welcoming.
(c) They were doubting and suspicious.
(d) They were nosy and judgmental.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Sai and her neighbors travel to Darjeeling in March?

2. What did his wife do when the judge first returned from England?

3. Why are there roadblocks, strikes, and processions in the spring?

4. Where in New York is Brigitte's restaurant located?

5. Why was the judge able to marry a woman from a higher caste?

(see the answer key)

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