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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides being with Sai, how does Gyan want to occupy his time?

2. Why is Gyan conflicted about his relationship with Sai?

3. What type of person is Saeed Saeed?

4. What does Sai tell the cook after accepting Gyan's apology?

5. How does Gyan describe Sai and her father to his friends in Thapa's Canteen?

Short Essay Questions

1. In chapter 28, how does Jemu's family's reaction to him upon his return from England contrast with his expectations?

2. In chapter 23, what do Sai and Gyan discover they have in common?

3. In chapter 10, why do you think Biju is the only immigrant he knows who seriously considers returning home one day?

4. In chapter 22, what does it tell us about Biju when he leaves his job at Brigitte's and begins working at the Ghandi Cafe?

5. In chapter 3, why doesn't Bijou consider himself a man?

6. In chapter 29, why does Gyan betray Sai?

7. What effect does Saeed Saeed have on Biju in chapter 14?

8. In chapter 17, when Biju and Saeed part ways, why does Biju vow never to let anyone get close to him again?

9. In chapter 11, what do we learn about Indian servants' preferences for employers?

10. As described in chapter 12, what is the difference between the effects of Catholic school on Sai and Noni?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As civilization breaks down in the Indian village, the rich ultimately pay the price. Would they have been treated differently if they had given all their money to the liberation cause when the unrest had begun? Or is it inevitable that they would be viewed as upper class and shunned and taken advantage of, regardless of their current status?

Essay Topic 2

When Biju is scammed into paying to travel to Kathmandu for a training session, he witnesses a butcher calling a goat by the worst swear words imaginable before killing it. How do the butcher's actions symbolize those of the scammers? In what way is the scam itself complicated and ritualized, and how is the end result the same for Biju as it is for the goat? Why do you think the author chose a goat, as opposed to another type of animal?

Essay Topic 3

The judge tells Bose that he believes the present changes the past. Explain what you think he means by this. How does this apply to the judge's past experiences in particular? Do you agree with this assertion in a general sense, or do you believe that the past remains unchanged regardless of what happens later? Explain your reasoning.

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