The Inheritance of Loss Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Inheritance of Loss Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Saeed's in-laws encourage him to do?
(a) Work for them.
(b) Have children.
(c) Divorce their daughter.
(d) Emigrate.

2. What do many of the people from Bengal begin to desire?
(a) To return to India and have their own state.
(b) To go to America.
(c) To have the Indians removed from Bengal.
(d) To become the ruling class.

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

4. During their tutoring sessions, what does Sai tell Noni she wants to do?
(a) Marry well.
(b) Travel.
(c) Move to America.
(d) Earn a good living.

5. How does Gyan describe Sai and her father to his friends in Thapa's Canteen?
(a) He can tell they are jealous of him.
(b) He admires them.
(c) He respects them.
(d) He pities them.

6. According to Sai, why can't Gyan find a decent job?
(a) Because he's not intelligent enough.
(b) Because he isn't Westernized.
(c) Because he can't afford decent clothes for interviews.
(d) Because he lacks experience.

7. What type of food does Biju deliver?
(a) Chinese.
(b) Indian.
(c) Mexican.
(d) Pizza.

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

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

10. What type of person is Saeed Saeed?
(a) Wealthy.
(b) Scholarly.
(c) Charismatic.
(d) Shy.

11. What request does the cook repeatedly make of Bijou?
(a) That he help others from his village who come to America.
(b) That he bring the cook to America.
(c) That he send the cook more money.
(d) That he return to India.

12. What did Sai's father aspire to become prior to his death?
(a) A neuroscientist.
(b) A banker.
(c) A surgeon.
(d) An astronaut.

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

14. What is Gyan's response when the judge asks him what poets he admires?
(a) He says he likes Goethe.
(b) He says he likes Frost.
(c) He can't think of any because he has been put on the spot.
(d) He can't think of any because he is a science person.

15. Why does the judge hate the rainy season?
(a) It makes his arthritis flair up.
(b) It erodes his house, forcing him to pay for expensive repairs.
(c) It reminds him of the weather in England, where he went to college.
(d) It erodes his house, making him feel older.

Short Answer Questions

1. What effect did the judge's friend Bose have on him when he was living in England?

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

3. What is taken from the judge's house in chapter 1?

4. Where does Sai spend Christmas?

5. How does Sai and Gyan's relationship change as they spend more time together?

(see the answer keys)

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