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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 tell the cook outside of Thapa's Canteen?
(a) That he doesn't miss Sai.
(b) That he misses Sai.
(c) That it's pointless to search for the missing dog.
(d) That he will find the judge's dog.

2. What is the first thing the judge prays for after years of being an atheist?
(a) That Sai will grow up in a better world.
(b) That his health will improve.
(c) That his dog will be returned to him.
(d) That the violence will cease.

3. What is Biju doing as his father struggles to survive in the village that's been shut down?
(a) Flying back home to be with his father.
(b) Trying to reach his father on the phone.
(c) Planning his wedding.
(d) Trying to find a job with better pay.

4. Soon after his phone call, whom does Biju go to see?
(a) A travel agent.
(b) A ship's captain.
(c) A hotel manager.
(d) A restaurant manager.

5. When Sai thinks about her life and everyone's life around her, what does she decide to do?
(a) Reject Gyan.
(b) Reconcile with Gyan.
(c) Leave home.
(d) Stay and make things better.

Short Answer Questions

1. Soon after Biju's phone call, what does Mr. Iype tell Biju is the true name of the Hudson River?

2. Who does Lola blame for her being victimized?

3. Why do Sai and her neighbors travel to Darjeeling in March?

4. Where does Lola go to complain about the crimes being committed against her?

5. Six months after Sai's trip to the library, what does the Gorkha National Liberation do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the author leave out Biju's reactions to the airport scene around him in chapter 48?

2. How are the cook's feelings about Biju in chapter 43 similar to the feelings Biju expresses about his home in chapter 41?

3. What is the biggest loss that nearly all the characters inherited when the English left India?

4. How is the cook's reaction to the worst of the civil unrest in chapter 44 unique?

5. In chapter 42, how do Gyan's grandmother and Sai exert similar forces on Gyan?

6. In chapter 34, what is the significance of Father Booty's deportation after living in Kalimong for 45 years?

7. Are the characters searching for Mutt in chapter 49 all actually searching for someone else? If so, for whom are they searching?

8. Would the judge's character be different if his father had not sent him away to school?

9. Why do Bose and son continue to try to improve Indians' lives, no matter how unsuccessful they are?

10. In chapter 36, what does Biju point out to Mr. Iype that illustrates Biju's ideas about immigration?

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