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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. How does Uncle Potty look at love?
2. When Biju arrives in Calcutta, how does the airline handle lost luggage?
3. What does Gyan's house look like?
4. Why are there roadblocks, strikes, and processions in the spring?
5. What do the rebels do to Lola and Noni?
Short Essay Questions
1. In chapter 42, how do Gyan's grandmother and Sai exert similar forces on Gyan?
2. In chapter 37, does Noni make the right decision by allowing the GNLF boys to stay in their home? Or should she have listened to Lola and tried to make them leave?
3. As revealed in chapter 32, what role did Bose play in transforming the judge's identity?
4. In chapter 40, how does Sai react when she discovers that Gyan lives in poverty and what does this signify?
5. 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?
6. In chapter 33, why does Sai feel jealous of the mothers and children in the restaurant?
7. In chapter 39, why does Sai remain silent about her feelings for Gyan when Uncle Potty, Lola, and Noni ask questions or offer advice?
8. In chapter 41, how does Biju's reaction to the travel agent's advice reflect Biju's idea of what constitutes a "better life"?
9. Would the judge's character be different if his father had not sent him away to school?
10. Why do Bose and son continue to try to improve Indians' lives, no matter how unsuccessful they are?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The judge and Biju are both victims of very different types of Indian tokenization while they are abroad. The judge is allowed to join the ICS only because they want more Indian members. Biju is not permitted to apply for a green card only because he is an Indian, and there are too many Indians who want one. How is each character ultimately affected by the knowledge that he is being categorized solely on the basis of his ethnicity? Does the judge see his experience as good luck and Biju see his as bad? How do these experiences relate to the two characters' feelings about their Indian identity? How do the experiences affect their character development later on?
Essay Topic 2
How does the judge's house during the rainy season symbolize what is happening to the judge himself? What does this have to do with his past, and the way he lives his life today?
Essay Topic 3
Sai is constantly arguing with Gyan over his accusations about her values and behaviors. How do Sai's perceptions of herself differ from Gyan's perceptions of her? To what factors can we attribute these differences in perception?
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