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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Lola and Noni feel about Sai's relationship with the cook?
(a) They disapprove because he is beneath her.
(b) They disapprove because they dislike him.
(c) They approve because he is a replacement child for her.
(d) They approve because he is a father figure to her.

2. How does Sai respond to Gyan's accusations about her being a copycat?
(a) That she is nothing like Lola and Noni.
(b) That she regrets having plagiarized.
(c) That he is the true copycat.
(d) That she is free to make her own choices.

3. The first time Biju runs into Saeed after the closing of the bakery, what type of girl has Saeed married?
(a) A black American.
(b) An Indian.
(c) An African.
(d) A white American.

4. What advice does Noni give Sai while she is tutoring her?
(a) To follow the path the judge has laid out for her.
(b) To do something out of the ordinary.
(c) To aspire to become an astronaut, as her father did.
(d) To concentrate on her studies.

5. How does Sai react when Gyan apologizes for what he said to her about Christmas?
(a) She refuses to forgive him.
(b) She accuses him of being angry because he wasn't invited.
(c) She accuses him of being jealous of her wealth.
(d) She forgives him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Biju misrepresent about himself in his letters to the cook?

2. Besides being with Sai, how does Gyan want to occupy his time?

3. Why is Biju fired from his delivery job?

4. What does Gyan accuse Sai of?

5. How do Biju and Saeed Saeed feel about each other when they first meet?

Short Essay Questions

1. As described in chapter 12, what is the difference between the effects of Catholic school on Sai and Noni?

2. What does the first chapter reveal about the social structures that exist between the introductory characters?

3. In chapter 3, why doesn't Bijou consider himself a man?

4. What is the significance of the elaborate Christmas celebration in chapter 25?

5. In chapter 23, what do Sai and Gyan discover they have in common?

6. In chapter 19, why does the author have both the cook and Lola experience difficulty communicating with a loved-one abroad?

7. In chapter 27, in what ways do Sai and Gyan view Christmas differently?

8. In chapter 10, why do you think Biju is the only immigrant he knows who seriously considers returning home one day?

9. What miscommunication exists between Biju and the cook in chapter 15?

10. How does Sai's having attended a Catholic school impact her identity in terms of the people around her?

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