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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the job of the judge's father?
(a) Finding false witnesses to appear in court.
(b) A defense attorney.
(c) A litigator.
(d) An expert witness in court cases.

2. What was the job of the judge's father-in-law?
(a) A supplier of horses to the British military.
(b) A soldier in the British military.
(c) A supplier of horse feed to the British military.
(d) An informant for the British military.

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

4. The first time Biju runs into Saeed after the closing of the bakery, what type of girl has Saeed married?
(a) An African.
(b) An Indian.
(c) A black American.
(d) A white American.

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

6. Where did Sai's parents die?
(a) In Pakistan.
(b) In India.
(c) In Russia.
(d) In America.

7. With whom does Biju get into a fight at work?
(a) His American boss.
(b) A Pakistani co-worker.
(c) An American co-worker.
(d) An Indian co-worker.

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

9. Why don't Lola and Noni trust their watchman?
(a) He is a former prison inmate.
(b) He is Pakistani.
(c) He is Nepali.
(d) He has stolen from them.

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

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

12. Why does Gyan feel embarrassed to be seen eating with Sai?
(a) She has no table manners.
(b) She is a messy eater.
(c) She overeats.
(d) Her manners are too English.

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

14. When the bakery closes, how does Biju's separation from Saeed affect him?
(a) He is determined to make new friends.
(b) He is determined to stay in touch with Saeed.
(c) He is determined not to let anyone get close to him again.
(d) He is determined to return to India.

15. What is one of the main privileges the judge loses when he first returns from England?
(a) His wealth.
(b) His privacy.
(c) His servants.
(d) His influence.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What effect does her first meeting with Gyan have on Sai?

3. What does Sai tell the cook after accepting Gyan's apology?

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

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

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