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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Sai confronts Gyan about his sudden changes in behavior toward her, how does he respond?
(a) He says he loves her, but she will have to wait for him.
(b) He says he is weak and also part of the liberation army.
(c) He says his newfound strength has overcome his lust.
(d) He says the army does not permit him to socialize with her.

2. How does Gyan feel after his grandmother becomes involved in his decision to be part of the liberation effort?
(a) Enraged.
(b) Disappointed.
(c) Ashamed.
(d) Relieved.

3. How does Biju feel about being invisible in Calcutta?
(a) He prefers it to being invisible in America.
(b) It angers him.
(c) It makes him regret coming home.
(d) He prefers it to being so highly visible in America.

4. In the judge' s memories of the last time he saw his friend Bose at a restaurant, what had they talked about?
(a) Their time together in England.
(b) Their time together in America.
(c) Their time together in Australia.
(d) Their time together in Africa.

5. Who does the judge blame for the loss of his dog?
(a) The cook.
(b) The wife and father of the tortured man.
(c) The GNLF.
(d) Himself.

6. Who does Biju telephone after talking to Mr. Iype?
(a) Harish-Harry.
(b) His father.
(c) The judge.
(d) Saeed.

7. As they gain power, how do the GNLF define justice?
(a) By punishing only the British.
(b) By punishing only the guilty.
(c) By punishing any random person for each crime.
(d) By punishing only the wealthy.

8. What types of Indians does Biju encounter at the Calcutta airport?
(a) Mainly those who worked with computers.
(b) A wide variety.
(c) Mainly businessmen.
(d) Mainly menial laborers.

9. What does Mr. Iype, the newsagent, tell Biju?
(a) The Darjeeling hillside has been shut down by political unrest.
(b) The situation in Darjeeling is improving.
(c) The cook has been trying to reach him by phone.
(d) Mr. Iype knows where he can find Saeed.

10. How does Biju feel about his relationship with his father after his phone call?
(a) That they are no longer part of each other's lives.
(b) That it is as if they still live in the same house.
(c) That his father would dislike the person he has become.
(d) That he no longer respects his father.

11. What is the cook thinking about his son as the judge is doing what he asked?
(a) That he and his son are estranged.
(b) That he has no son.
(c) That his son would be disappointed in him.
(d) That his son would be proud of him.

12. How does Biju get from the bus station to his father's village?
(a) He walks.
(b) He hitches a ride with a farmer.
(c) He takes the train.
(d) He pays some GNLF boys to give him a ride.

13. Why does Biju shop for New York souvenirs after leaving Mr. Kakkar?
(a) His father is coming to visit.
(b) He wants to appear more Westernized.
(c) He's going back to India.
(d) He wants to give gifts to Mr. Kakkar.

14. How did the cook's wife die?
(a) She fell out of a tree.
(b) She was hit by a car.
(c) She was hit by a bus.
(d) She fell off a roof.

15. How does Biju react to the men who tell Indian girls they are as attractive as American blondes?
(a) The men feel sorry for the Indian girls.
(b) The men are secretly having affairs with American women.
(c) The men honestly find the American girls unattractive.
(d) The men wish they had blonde American girlfriends.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the village shuts down, what are the judge and Sai living on?

2. Why is Sai shocked by Gyan's house?

3. What does Uncle Potty procure in Darjeeling?

4. What is the first thing the judge prays for after years of being an atheist?

5. As the situation in Kalimpong worsens, what happens to Lola and Noni's property?

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