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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does a co-worker take Biju when his character is first introduced?
(a) To interview for a job.
(b) To meet his family.
(c) To a bar.
(d) To a prostitute.

2. What effect does the rainy season have on the cook?
(a) His food supplies are limited.
(b) His food supply is poisoned by the insect spray.
(c) He has to walk through mud to the market.
(d) His letters from Biju are wet and illegible.

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

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

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

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

7. Who is Harish-Harry?
(a) Biju's co-worker at the Ghandi Cafe.
(b) Biju's co-worker at Brigitte's.
(c) Biju's boss at Brigitte's.
(d) Biju's boss at the Ghandi Cafe.

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

9. How were Sai's parents killed?
(a) In a car accident.
(b) In a plane crash.
(c) As a form of capital punishment.
(d) In a riot.

10. What does Gyan accuse Sai of?
(a) Not being true to her ethnic heritage.
(b) Not celebrating Christmas in the traditional manner.
(c) Celebrating Hindu holidays.
(d) Spending too much money on Christmas presents.

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

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

13. Why is Gyan conflicted about his relationship with Sai?
(a) She is too young and naive for him.
(b) She is highly Westernized, like the British who used his family.
(c) It is taking time away from his studies.
(d) They are from different classes.

14. What types of memories are instilled in the judge by the theft of his trunk?
(a) Memories of a cruise he took.
(b) Memories of his wife.
(c) Memories of his daughter.
(d) Memories of his college years.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where do Harry-Harish and his family live?

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

4. What does Biju realize about Harry-Harish's two names?

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

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