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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Sai shocked by Gyan's house?
(a) It doesn't match the person he is.
(b) It is larger than she expected.
(c) It is not as he described it to her.
(d) It is nicer than she expected.

2. 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 Africa.
(b) Their time together in Australia.
(c) Their time together in England.
(d) Their time together in America.

3. When Sai sees someone approach the house at the end of the novel, who does she hope it is?
(a) Gyan.
(b) Uncle Potty.
(c) Biju.
(d) Father Booty.

4. How does being home after such a long time away manifest in Biju physically?
(a) He feels as if his head has cleared.
(b) He feels as if he is able to breathe again.
(c) He feels as if his vision's been blurred and now he can see clearly.
(d) He feels as if his ears have been plugged and now he can hear clearly.

5. Soon after his phone call, what does Biju begin to think about his life?
(a) That he's on the path to success.
(b) That it hasn't amounted to much.
(c) That it would have been better in India.
(d) That it's been better in America.

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

7. Six months after Sai's trip to the library, what does the Gorkha National Liberation do?
(a) Restrict access to the library.
(b) Close the library.
(c) Burn down the library.
(d) Remove certain books from the library.

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

9. Why do Sai and her neighbors travel to Darjeeling in March?
(a) To exchange their library books.
(b) To visit friends.
(c) To stock up on food.
(d) To see a show.

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

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

12. What philosophical discussion did the judge and Bose have at the restaurant?
(a) Whether life has meaning.
(b) Whether man has free will.
(c) Whether the past remains unchanged by the present.
(d) Whether time moves at different rates.

13. 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 sold to a loving family.
(d) She was killed and eaten by robbers.

14. How does Gyan's grandmother respond to his being part of the liberation effort?
(a) She asks him why he wants to be involved.
(b) She cautions him to be careful.
(c) She supports it.
(d) She forbids it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the men in Thapa's Canteen respond to the cook's news that the judge's dog is missing?

2. As the GNLF uses fear tactics to completely shut down the village of Kalimpong, what effect does this have on Lola and Noni?

3. How does Biju get from the bus station to his father's village?

4. What does Gyan tell the cook outside of Thapa's Canteen?

5. What happens during the important protest?

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