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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. What does Harish-Harry show his employees photographs of?

2. What happens during the important protest?

3. What does Gyan tell the cook outside of Thapa's Canteen?

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

5. What does Uncle Potty procure in Darjeeling?

Short Essay Questions

1. In chapter 30, what does Harish-Harry tell Biju that illustrates how naive he is about the situation of the illegal immigrants who work for him?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Biju feel as though he can see clearly for the first time in years, now that he is back home in India?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Biju and the judge were both sent away by their fathers in order to have a better life. Compare and contrast the two characters' experiences abroad, and how they ultimately affected each character. Why do you think things turned out so differently for the two characters? Does it have to do with their experiences? Their upbringing? Their personality?

Essay Topic 2

Sai's unusual family life and relationships influence her in specific ways. Which characters do you think have most shaped the person she is today? Do you think she would be different if she had been raised in a traditional Indian family with a mother and father and attended a regular school? If so, how would this impact her character, her behavior, her relationships, and the choices she makes?

Essay Topic 3

What are the two types of foods the Indian patrons at the Ghandi Cafe consume? How does the balance of the two symbolize the dual identity they wish to display in front of the American patrons?

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