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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14 | Chapter 15 and Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Lola and Noni feel about Sai's relationship with the cook?
(a) They disapprove because they dislike him.
(b) They approve because he is a father figure to her.
(c) They approve because he is a replacement child for her.
(d) They disapprove because he is beneath her.

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

3. In what types of places does Biju work?
(a) Basement kitchens.
(b) Diners.
(c) Fast-food establishments.
(d) Factories.

4. Who does Sai wait for at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Her English tutor.
(b) The cook.
(c) Her math tutor.
(d) Her grandfather.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Into what caste was the judge's father born?

2. How do Biju and Saeed Saeed feel about each other when they first meet?

3. Where did Sai's parents die?

4. What do the police examine at the cook's home?

5. What type of food does Biju deliver?

(see the answer key)

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