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

2. Why did the cook sacrifice a chicken and goat?
(a) So that his son would have prosperity.
(b) So that his wife's ghost would not take his son with her.
(c) So that the cook would have prosperity.
(d) So that his wife's ghost would not take the cook with her.

3. Who does Sai see marching with the Gorkhas?
(a) The cook.
(b) Gyan.
(c) Biju.
(d) Uncle Potty.

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

5. 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 find her a new night watchman.
(c) He agrees to stop the men from committing the crimes.
(d) He offers to marry her.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Biju hear over the phone?

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

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

5. Who does Biju telephone after talking to Mr. Iype?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. In chapter 33, why does Sai feel jealous of the mothers and children in the restaurant?

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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