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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 do many of the people from Bengal begin to desire?
(a) To have the Indians removed from Bengal.
(b) To go to America.
(c) To return to India and have their own state.
(d) To become the ruling class.

2. What was the job of the judge's father-in-law?
(a) A supplier of horse feed to the British military.
(b) An informant for the British military.
(c) A supplier of horses to the British military.
(d) A soldier in the British military.

3. When the judge returned from England for the first time, how did his family react to him?
(a) They were happy and welcoming.
(b) They were jealous and resentful.
(c) They were doubting and suspicious.
(d) They were nosy and judgmental.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Biju realize about Harry-Harish's two names?

2. Why don't Lola and Noni trust their watchman?

3. Why does Gyan feel embarrassed to be seen eating with Sai?

4. How did people respond to his English manners when the judge first returned from England?

5. Why was the judge able to marry a woman from a higher caste?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In chapter 11, what do we learn about Indian servants' preferences for employers?

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

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

5. Why is Jemu's reaction to his wife's going through his things in chapter 28 so severe that he rapes her?

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

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

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

9. In chapter 28, how does Jemu's family's reaction to him upon his return from England contrast with his expectations?

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

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