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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 is Lola's daughter Pixie's job?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Cook.
(c) BBC news reporter.
(d) Waitress.

2. Why don't Lola and Noni trust their watchman?
(a) He has stolen from them.
(b) He is Pakistani.
(c) He is Nepali.
(d) He is a former prison inmate.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sai's reaction upon watching the police strip the cook of his pride?

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

3. How were Sai's parents killed?

4. What percent of the Indian population are Gorkhas?

5. Where in New York is Brigitte's restaurant located?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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