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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. What does Gyan mean when he calls Sai a copycat?
(a) That she tries to be just like Lola and Noni.
(b) That she is trying to be just like Gyan.
(c) That she is a plagiarist.
(d) That she is imitating Western culture.

2. What request does the cook repeatedly make of Bijou?
(a) That he bring the cook to America.
(b) That he send the cook more money.
(c) That he help others from his village who come to America.
(d) That he return to India.

3. At which of his jobs does the boss leave Biju and his co-workers in charge?
(a) A French restaurant.
(b) A bakery.
(c) A market.
(d) A cafe.

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

5. What did his wife do when the judge first returned from England?
(a) She went through his things.
(b) She refused to let him in the house.
(c) She welcomed him happily.
(d) She questioned him suspiciously.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the judge hate the rainy season?

2. What advice does Noni give Sai while she is tutoring her?

3. What does the cook sell to supplement his income?

4. When the judge returned from England for the first time, how did his family react to him?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the judge so critical of Gyan in chapter 18?

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

3. In chapter 5, what is the symbolism of the two-level restaurants with basement kitchens where Biju works?

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

5. How are the romance and the civil unrest in chapter 20 presented in a similar way?

6. In chapter 9, in what way is Lola portrayed as a hypocrite?

7. What effect does Gyan have on Sai when they first meet in chapter 13?

8. In chapter 27, why does Sai have so much trouble relating to Gyan's ideas about a Gorkha homeland?

9. In chapter 21, how do Noni and Lola's views of the Nepalese liberation movement differ?

10. What effect does Saeed Saeed have on Biju in chapter 14?

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