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

2. What does the judge threaten to do to the cook if he doesn't find his dog?
(a) Starve him.
(b) Beat him.
(c) Fire him.
(d) Kill him.

3. What do the GNLF boys do to Biju?
(a) Help him carry his belongings through the woods.
(b) Rob him.
(c) Insist on more money to take him to the cook's house.
(d) Give him money.

4. How does the man respond when Lola complains about the crimes being committed against her?
(a) He suggests that she marry.
(b) He offers to marry her.
(c) He agrees to stop the men from committing the crimes.
(d) He offers to find her a new night watchman.

5. How does Biju get from the bus station to his father's village?
(a) He walks.
(b) He takes the train.
(c) He hitches a ride with a farmer.
(d) He pays some GNLF boys to give him a ride.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gyan feel after his grandmother becomes involved in his decision to be part of the liberation effort?

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

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

4. Who does Lola blame for her being victimized?

5. What is Biju doing as his father struggles to survive in the village that's been shut down?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the significance of Sai catching a cold in chapter 39 while she is obsessed with thoughts and feelings regarding Gyan?

3. Does Biju make the right decision in returning to India?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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