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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the judge remember as he was heading home from the restaurant?
(a) Taunting little boys on a bus.
(b) Being taunted by little boys at a bus stop.
(c) Being taunted by little boys on a bus.
(d) Taunting little boys at a bus stop.

2. Why are there roadblocks, strikes, and processions in the spring?
(a) Because of war.
(b) Because of famine.
(c) Because of the failing economy.
(d) Because of civil unrest.

3. What book does Sai read while hoping Gyan will come back?
(a) Gone With the Wind.
(b) Jane Eyre.
(c) Little Women.
(d) Wuthering Heights.

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

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

6. What happens when Biju slips and injures himself in the Gandhi Cafe kitchen?
(a) His boss fires him for not cleaning the floor.
(b) His boss recommends that he return to India for treatment.
(c) His boss's wife treats the wound.
(d) His boss takes him to the doctor.

7. Who is the figure who approaches the house at the end of the novel?
(a) Gyan.
(b) Biju.
(c) Someone who found the missing dog.
(d) Uncle Potty.

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

9. Why did the judge send his wife away?
(a) She was part of the Nehru welcoming party.
(b) She joined the GNLF.
(c) Her cooking was not up to par.
(d) She couldn't conceive a child.

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

11. What does the judge threaten to do to the cook if he doesn't find his dog?
(a) Kill him.
(b) Starve him.
(c) Fire him.
(d) Beat him.

12. As the conflict becomes riddled with random violence, how do the village residents begin to react?
(a) With madness.
(b) With fear.
(c) With boredom.
(d) With guilt.

13. Who does Lola blame for her being victimized?
(a) Noni.
(b) Her late husband.
(c) The government.
(d) The night watchman.

14. What do the rebels do to Lola and Noni?
(a) Threaten to beat them.
(b) Ransack their home.
(c) Force them to feed and tend to them.
(d) Threaten to rape them.

15. Where does Lola go to complain about the crimes being committed against her?
(a) To the judge.
(b) To Father Booty.
(c) To the police.
(d) To Pradhan, the head of the Kalimpong wing of the GNLF.

Short Answer Questions

1. What advice does Mr. Kakkar give Biju when Biju goes to see him?

2. How does Uncle Potty look at love?

3. As they gain power, who do the GNLF use it against?

4. Six months after Sai's trip to the library, what does the Gorkha National Liberation do?

5. What does the cook demand the judge do to him when he returns home without his dog?

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