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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Besides being with Sai, how does Gyan want to occupy his time?
(a) He wants to fight for the liberation of his people.
(b) He wants to continue his studies.
(c) He wants to obtain a visa.
(d) He wants to assist his parents with household chores.

2. What do Gyan and Sai learn is in common about their backgrounds?
(a) Both had family members who worked for the British Army.
(b) Gyan has Russian ancestors.
(c) Both are descended from judges.
(d) Both attended Catholic schools.

3. Where does Sai spend Christmas?
(a) Gyan's house.
(b) Noni and Lola's house.
(c) At home with the judge and the cook.
(d) Father Booty's house.

4. What does Noni believe about the Nepalese?
(a) They should be reduced to servitude.
(b) They are dangerous because there are so many of them.
(c) They should have their own homeland.
(d) They should be expelled from India.

5. Where in New York is Brigitte's restaurant located?
(a) The Financial District.
(b) The Upper West Side.
(c) Midtown Manhattan.
(d) The Lower East Side.

6. What do Noni and Lola give as Christmas gifts?
(a) Authentic English cardigans.
(b) Authentic English pullovers.
(c) Authentic Tibetan socks.
(d) Authentic Tibetan mittens.

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

8. Why was the judge able to marry a woman from a higher caste?
(a) The judge was a member of the ICS.
(b) The judge hid his true identity.
(c) The judge paid off her father.
(d) His wife was not desirable to men from her own caste.

9. What does the cook sell to supplement his income?
(a) Homemade soup.
(b) Homemade brew.
(c) Homemade jam.
(d) Homemade curry.

10. What did his wife do when the judge first returned from England?
(a) She refused to let him in the house.
(b) She questioned him suspiciously.
(c) She welcomed him happily.
(d) She went through his things.

11. Where do Harry-Harish and his family live?
(a) In a large Manhattan townhouse.
(b) In the restaurant with the employees.
(c) In a suburban home.
(d) In a small apartment above the restaurant.

12. At which of his jobs does the boss leave Biju and his co-workers in charge?
(a) A French restaurant.
(b) A cafe.
(c) A market.
(d) A bakery.

13. What type of school did Sai attend?
(a) A Catholic school.
(b) A public school.
(c) A progressive school.
(d) A Protestant school.

14. What percent of the Indian population are Gorkhas?
(a) Ninety percent.
(b) Twenty percent.
(c) Eighty percent.
(d) Fifty percent.

15. What does Sai tell the cook after accepting Gyan's apology?
(a) That she is in love with Gyan.
(b) That she plans to try to change herself for Gyan.
(c) That Gyan is not very intelligent.
(d) That she plans to try to change Gyan.

Short Answer Questions

1. During their tutoring sessions, what does Sai tell Noni she wants to do?

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

3. How do Lola and Noni feel about Sai's relationship with the cook?

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

5. Who does Sai wait for at the beginning of the novel?

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