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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 Uncle Potty procure in Darjeeling?
(a) Chocolate.
(b) Meat.
(c) Cheese.
(d) Alcohol.

2. When Sai confronts Gyan about his sudden changes in behavior toward her, how does he respond?
(a) He says his newfound strength has overcome his lust.
(b) He says he loves her, but she will have to wait for him.
(c) He says he is weak and also part of the liberation army.
(d) He says the army does not permit him to socialize with her.

3. Six months after Sai's trip to the library, what does the Gorkha National Liberation do?
(a) Close the library.
(b) Remove certain books from the library.
(c) Restrict access to the library.
(d) Burn down the library.

4. How does Biju feel about being invisible in Calcutta?
(a) It makes him regret coming home.
(b) He prefers it to being invisible in America.
(c) He prefers it to being so highly visible in America.
(d) It angers him.

5. How does Uncle Potty look at love?
(a) In a practical way.
(b) In a negative way.
(c) In a romantic way.
(d) In a naive way.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the figure who approaches the house at the end of the novel?

2. Why did the cook sacrifice a chicken and goat?

3. What did the judge learn about his wife six months after sending her away?

4. In the judge' s memories of the last time he saw his friend Bose at a restaurant, what had they talked about?

5. How does Gyan react when Sai tells him the purpose of her visit to his home?

Short Essay Questions

1. In chapter 36, what does the author convey by the bad connection on the phone line between Biju and his father?

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

3. In chapter 30, why does the cook suddenly begin having superstitious fears for Biju's life?

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

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

6. How does the women's discussion about religion in the library reflect the events that surround them?

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

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

9. In chapter 38, could Lola and Noni have prevented the village community from shunning them if they hadn't flaunted their wealth all their lives?

10. Which of the characters has not lost everything by the end of the novel?

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