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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Biju go to Kathmandu?
(a) To train for a job on a railroad train.
(b) To train for a job on a cruise ship.
(c) To obtain a visa.
(d) To train for a job as a restaurant chef.

3. 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 on a bus.
(c) Being taunted by little boys at a bus stop.
(d) Taunting little boys at a bus stop.

4. What did the judge see the cook doing as he was heading home from the restaurant?
(a) Selling guns to soldiers.
(b) Hiding liquor in the bushes.
(c) Hiding guns in the bushes.
(d) Selling liquor to soldiers.

5. What does Gyan's house look like?
(a) Dirty and formerly ornate.
(b) Clean and ornate.
(c) Dirty and poor.
(d) Clean and simple.

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

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

8. What do the wife and father of the tortured man steal from the judge?
(a) Guns.
(b) His dog.
(c) Canned food.
(d) Vegetables from the garden.

9. 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 wish they had blonde American girlfriends.
(c) The men honestly find the American girls unattractive.
(d) The men are secretly having affairs with American women.

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

11. What does Uncle Potty procure in Darjeeling?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Meat.
(c) Chocolate.
(d) Cheese.

12. What has Gyan told his friends in the liberation movement about Sai that makes him feel guilty?
(a) That she will be willing to sleep with them.
(b) That they should be punished for behaving like Westerners.
(c) That her family has guns.
(d) That they are unable to defend themselves.

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

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

15. What does Sai decide to do as her cold is waning?
(a) Write to Gyan.
(b) Forget Gyan.
(c) Find someone else to love.
(d) Go in search of Gyan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the judge threaten to do to the cook if he doesn't find his dog?

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

3. Who does Lola blame for her being victimized?

4. How does Gyan react when Sai tells him the purpose of her visit to his home?

5. When Sai thinks about her life and everyone's life around her, what does she decide to do?

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