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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has been watching Sai and Gyan's interaction at Gyan's house?
(a) Gyan's sister.
(b) Gyan's brother.
(c) Gyan's neighbor.
(d) Gyan's cousin.

2. What happens when Biju arrives in Kathmandu?
(a) He receives excellent training.
(b) He meets a young woman.
(c) He finds the training sub-par.
(d) He discovers he's been swindled.

3. When the judge asked his wife if she was stupid, what was her reply?
(a) That she wasn't as intelligent as he was.
(b) That she wasn't stupid, just uninformed.
(c) That she was intelligent.
(d) That he was the one who was stupid.

4. What does Sai feel towards Gyan when she sees his house?
(a) Shame.
(b) Envy.
(c) Ridicule.
(d) Pride.

5. How does Gyan react when Sai tells him the purpose of her visit to his home?
(a) He claims responsibility but is not sorry.
(b) He blames Sai.
(c) He promises to rectify the situation.
(d) He apologizes.

6. What problem had the judge and Bose had at the restaurant?
(a) It was late, and the restaurant claimed they had stopped serving.
(b) The food the restaurant served was considered unholy to Indians.
(c) There was nothing to their liking on the menu.
(d) The restaurant catered only to whites.

7. Soon after Biju's phone call, what does Biju start to tell people when he doesn't want to talk to them?
(a) He doesn't speak English.
(b) He speaks only English.
(c) He is deaf and mute.
(d) He has taken a vow of silence.

8. When Sai thinks about her life and everyone's life around her, what does she decide to do?
(a) Reconcile with Gyan.
(b) Leave home.
(c) Stay and make things better.
(d) Reject Gyan.

9. What burden has been lifted for Biju now that he's returned home?
(a) He's no longer a foreigner and an immigrant.
(b) He's no longer trying to be a Westerner.
(c) He's no longer in a position of servitude.
(d) He's no longer forced to speak English.

10. What does Sai learn from the library book she skims?
(a) That she is more British than Indian.
(b) That all people are equal.
(c) That the way she was raised makes her equal to the British.
(d) That her people have never been equal to the British.

11. What does Biju have to do to obtain a visa?
(a) Prove he has a job waiting in America.
(b) Answer all questions honestly.
(c) Promise to remain in America.
(d) Produce false documents.

12. What is the first thing the judge prays for after years of being an atheist?
(a) That Sai will grow up in a better world.
(b) That the violence will cease.
(c) That his health will improve.
(d) That his dog will be returned to him.

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

14. Who does Sai see marching with the Gorkhas?
(a) Biju.
(b) The cook.
(c) Gyan.
(d) Uncle Potty.

15. What does Sai imagine happened to the judge's dog?
(a) She was sold to a family who didn't appreciate her.
(b) She was killed and eaten by a wild animal.
(c) She was killed and eaten by robbers.
(d) She was sold to a loving family.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Lola go to complain about the crimes being committed against her?

3. Soon after his phone call, whom does Biju go to see?

4. What was the big court case that Bose had lost?

5. What happens during the important protest?

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