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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What types of books do Lola and Noni borrow?
(a) Books about England by English writers.
(b) Books about India by English writers.
(c) Books about England by Indian writers.
(d) Books about India by Indian writers.

2. How do Biju and Saeed Saeed feel about each other when they first meet?
(a) They dislike each other because of their different backgrounds.
(b) They like each other because of their common backgrounds.
(c) They dislike each other in spite of their common backgrounds.
(d) They like each other in spite of their different backgrounds.

3. Who is Sai's first tutor?
(a) Lola.
(b) Father Booty.
(c) Gyan.
(d) Noni.

4. How do Lola and Noni respond to the Gorkhas marching in the street?
(a) They consider them degenerates.
(b) They respectfully disagree with their position.
(c) They want to learn more about what they're saying.
(d) They support their cause.

5. What is one of the main privileges the judge loses when he first returns from England?
(a) His wealth.
(b) His servants.
(c) His influence.
(d) His privacy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the judge attend college?

2. How did people respond to his English manners when the judge first returned from England?

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

4. Why don't Lola and Noni trust their watchman?

5. Why does Biju take a job at the Ghandi Cafe?

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