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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Lola believe about the Nepalese?
(a) They have no rights because they emigrated illegally.
(b) They should have their own homeland.
(c) They should be expelled from India.
(d) They should be reduced to servitude.

3. Why does Biju quit his job at Brigitte's?
(a) He is forced to cook pork against his will.
(b) Indians consider the cow to be holy and don't eat it.
(c) He is berated by his co-workers.
(d) He is underpaid.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What types of memories are instilled in the judge by the theft of his trunk?

2. What does Uncle Potty procure in Darjeeling?

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

4. What does Noni believe about the Nepalese?

5. What is Lola's daughter Pixie's job?

(see the answer key)

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