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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. Besides being with Sai, how does Gyan want to occupy his time?
(a) He wants to continue his studies.
(b) He wants to obtain a visa.
(c) He wants to assist his parents with household chores.
(d) He wants to fight for the liberation of his people.

2. What does Sai tell the cook after accepting Gyan's apology?
(a) That she plans to try to change Gyan.
(b) That she plans to try to change herself for Gyan.
(c) That she is in love with Gyan.
(d) That Gyan is not very intelligent.

3. What does Biju misrepresent about himself in his letters to the cook?
(a) He claims to be helping others from his village.
(b) He claims to have a green card.
(c) He claims to have integrated into American society.
(d) He claims to be doing better financially than he really is.

4. What does Gyan begin to realize about love as he and Sai grow apart?
(a) That it can be used for all kinds of purposes.
(b) That he should enjoy her love while he has it.
(c) That they are too young to be in love.
(d) That she is his one true love.

5. Why does Biju quit his job at Brigitte's?
(a) He is berated by his co-workers.
(b) He is forced to cook pork against his will.
(c) Indians consider the cow to be holy and don't eat it.
(d) He is underpaid.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Gyan realize as soon as he leaves Sai after apologizing?

4. How does Sai feel about the cook?

5. During their tutoring sessions, what does Sai tell Noni she wants to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. In chapter 29, how does Gyan begin to view Sai?

2. In chapter 4, why do Sai and the cook justify the manner in which the police treated the cook?

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

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

5. In chapter 8, why is Jemu so determined to reject his father's traditional Indian customs by refusing to throw the coconut overboard?

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

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

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

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

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

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