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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 the man respond when Lola complains about the crimes being committed against her?

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

3. When Sai thinks about her life and everyone's life around her, what does she decide to do?

4. Who has been watching Sai and Gyan's interaction at Gyan's house?

5. Why are there roadblocks, strikes, and processions in the spring?

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

3. In chapter 36, what does the author convey by the bad connection on the phone line between Biju and his father?

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

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

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

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

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

9. In chapter 40, how does Sai react when she discovers that Gyan lives in poverty and what does this signify?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the judge and Hamish-Harry. How is the judge's face powder like Hamish-Harry's name? How do these reflect the ways in which they perceive themselves? Why do you think they live in such different ways, and what does this have to do with the different countries to which they traveled?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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