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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Gyan, why can't he find a decent job?
(a) Because wealthy people like Sai keep him from succeeding.
(b) Because he can't afford decent clothes for interviews.
(c) Because he lacks experience.
(d) Because of his accent.

2. Where does Biju live?
(a) In England.
(b) In America.
(c) In India.
(d) In Nepal.

3. What does Gyan mean when he calls Sai a copycat?
(a) That she is a plagiarist.
(b) That she is imitating Western culture.
(c) That she tries to be just like Lola and Noni.
(d) That she is trying to be just like Gyan.

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

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

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

7. Where did the judge attend college?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Oxford.
(c) Cambridge.
(d) Edinborough.

8. What group of men does Gyan join after the New Year?
(a) The Nepalese Liberation Army.
(b) The Gorkha Liberation Army.
(c) The Indian Army.
(d) The British Army.

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

10. After he joins the Liberation Movement, why is Gyan angered by all the time he spent with Sai?
(a) She is too young to make a serious commitment.
(b) He had to walk two hours to get to her house.
(c) She is not a Gorkha.
(d) He feels as though he was acting like a child, not a man.

11. What do the police examine at the cook's home?
(a) Knives.
(b) Rifles.
(c) Letters from the cook's wife.
(d) Letters from the cook's son.

12. Who approaches the judge's house at the beginning of the novel?
(a) A neighbor.
(b) A young Nepalese men.
(c) A homeless beggar.
(d) Sai's tutor.

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

14. What effect did the judge's friend Bose have on him when he was living in England?
(a) He introduces him to important people.
(b) He helps the judge develop English mannerisms.
(c) He makes him more of a pessimist.
(d) He convinces the judge to hold onto his Indian ways.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At which of his jobs does the boss leave Biju and his co-workers in charge?

3. How does Sai respond to Gyan's accusations about her being a copycat?

4. What type of person is Saeed Saeed?

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

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