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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 advice does Mr. Kakkar give Biju when Biju goes to see him?
(a) To take a cruise.
(b) To remain in America.
(c) To go back to India.
(d) To go on safari.

2. What did the judge learn about his wife six months after sending her away?
(a) She was dying.
(b) She had consulted with a divorce lawyer.
(c) She was pregnant.
(d) She was seeing another man.

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

4. What does Sai feel towards Gyan when she sees his house?
(a) Envy.
(b) Shame.
(c) Pride.
(d) Ridicule.

5. What book does Sai read while hoping Gyan will come back?
(a) Jane Eyre.
(b) Gone With the Wind.
(c) Wuthering Heights.
(d) Little Women.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sai imagine happened to the judge's dog?

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

3. How does Gyan's grandmother respond to his being part of the liberation effort?

4. What did the judge remember as he was heading home from the restaurant?

5. What philosophical discussion did the judge and Bose have at the restaurant?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. In chapter 39, why does Sai remain silent about her feelings for Gyan when Uncle Potty, Lola, and Noni ask questions or offer advice?

7. Is the judge justified for blaming the cook for Mutt's disappearance in chapter 51?

8. In chapter 37, does Noni make the right decision by allowing the GNLF boys to stay in their home? Or should she have listened to Lola and tried to make them leave?

9. In chapter 41, how does Biju's reaction to the travel agent's advice reflect Biju's idea of what constitutes a "better life"?

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

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