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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. As they gain power, how do the GNLF define justice?
(a) By punishing only the wealthy.
(b) By punishing only the British.
(c) By punishing any random person for each crime.
(d) By punishing only the guilty.

2. When Sai sees someone approach the house at the end of the novel, who does she hope it is?
(a) Uncle Potty.
(b) Father Booty.
(c) Gyan.
(d) Biju.

3. Why does Biju go to Kathmandu?
(a) To train for a job as a restaurant chef.
(b) To train for a job on a cruise ship.
(c) To obtain a visa.
(d) To train for a job on a railroad train.

4. What do the police do to an innocent drunk man six months after the library visit?
(a) Beat him.
(b) Gun him down.
(c) Hang him.
(d) Practice their torture techniques on him.

5. How do Lola and Noni respond to the Gorkhas marching in the street?
(a) They want to learn more about what they're saying.
(b) They support their cause.
(c) They consider them degenerates.
(d) They respectfully disagree with their position.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the cook's wife die?

2. Soon after his phone call, what does Biju begin to think about his life?

3. As they gain power, who do the GNLF use it against?

4. How does Biju feel about his relationship with his father after his phone call?

5. Where does Harish-Harry's future son-in-law live?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the judge's reaction to Mutt's disappearance in chapter 46 reveal about his character?

5. In chapter 40, how does the judge's refusal to help the drunkard's family highlight his thinking only of himself?

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

7. In chapter 31, what does Sai's assertion that it is unwise to read old books tell the reader about her?

8. Why does Biju feel as though he can see clearly for the first time in years, now that he is back home in India?

9. What do Biju's childhood memories reveal about his character?

10. As revealed in chapter 32, what role did Bose play in transforming the judge's identity?

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