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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. 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.

5. What does Biju misrepresent about himself in his letters to the cook?
(a) He claims to have a green card.
(b) He claims to have integrated into American society.
(c) He claims to be doing better financially than he really is.
(d) He claims to be helping others from his village.

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

7. What effect does her first meeting with Gyan have on Sai?
(a) It inspires her to work harder at her studies.
(b) It makes her see herself as a woman.
(c) She dislikes him.
(d) She finds him unattractive.

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

9. Why does Biju quit his job at Brigitte's?
(a) He is underpaid.
(b) He is berated by his co-workers.
(c) He is forced to cook pork against his will.
(d) Indians consider the cow to be holy and don't eat it.

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

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

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

13. Why is Biju fired from his delivery job?
(a) He is rude to the customers.
(b) He hurts his leg and can no longer ride his delivery bike.
(c) The food arrives cold.
(d) His delivery bike is stolen.

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

15. What advice does Noni give Sai while she is tutoring her?
(a) To do something out of the ordinary.
(b) To concentrate on her studies.
(c) To aspire to become an astronaut, as her father did.
(d) To follow the path the judge has laid out for her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the GNLF?

2. What did his wife do when the judge first returned from England?

3. According to Gyan, why can't he find a decent job?

4. Why wasn't Gyan hired for the job in Calcutta?

5. Besides being with Sai, how does Gyan want to occupy his time?

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