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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. As the GNLF uses fear tactics to completely shut down the village of Kalimpong, what effect does this have on Lola and Noni?
(a) They decide to join the GNLF.
(b) They are shunned by friends and strangers.
(c) They become ill.
(d) They use their money and influence to get what they need.

4. 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.

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

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

7. As the situation in Kalimpong worsens, what happens to Lola and Noni's property?
(a) An arsonist burns it down.
(b) The government seizes it.
(c) GNLF boys tear it down.
(d) GNLF boys build camps on it.

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

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

10. How does Uncle Potty look at love?
(a) In a practical way.
(b) In a negative way.
(c) In a naive way.
(d) In a romantic way.

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

12. Soon after Biju's phone call, what does Mr. Iype tell Biju is the true name of the Hudson River?
(a) The River That Flows in Circles.
(b) The Black River.
(c) The River That Flows to the Sea.
(d) The River That Flows Both Ways.

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

14. What is Biju wearing as he approaches his father's house?
(a) A nightgown.
(b) Clothes the GNLF boys gave him.
(c) A sari.
(d) An American suit.

15. How do the men in Thapa's Canteen respond to the cook's news that the judge's dog is missing?
(a) They feel sorry for him.
(b) They tell him to go to the police.
(c) They volunteer to help him search.
(d) They laugh at him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Lola blame for her being victimized?

2. Why did the cook sacrifice a chicken and goat?

3. What philosophical discussion did the judge and Bose have at the restaurant?

4. Who is the figure who approaches the house at the end of the novel?

5. When the judge asked his wife if she was stupid, what was her reply?

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