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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What advice does Noni give Sai while she is tutoring her?
(a) To concentrate on her studies.
(b) To follow the path the judge has laid out for her.
(c) To do something out of the ordinary.
(d) To aspire to become an astronaut, as her father did.

2. During their tutoring sessions, what does Sai tell Noni she wants to do?
(a) Earn a good living.
(b) Move to America.
(c) Travel.
(d) Marry well.

3. Where does Biju live?
(a) In England.
(b) In India.
(c) In America.
(d) In Nepal.

4. How does Sai and Gyan's relationship change as they spend more time together?
(a) They resent one another.
(b) They start to fall in love.
(c) They spend more time talking about Sai's education.
(d) They are uncomfortable because they are from different classes.

5. What does Noni believe about the Nepalese?
(a) They are dangerous because there are so many of them.
(b) They should have their own homeland.
(c) They should be reduced to servitude.
(d) They should be expelled from India.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the bakery closes, how does Biju's separation from Saeed affect him?

2. How does Sai feel about the cook?

3. In his second year abroad, why does the wife of Biju's boss give him toiletries?

4. What does Sai serve to the judge at the beginning of the novel?

5. After he joins the Liberation Movement, why is Gyan angered by all the time he spent with Sai?

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