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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sai learn from the library book she skims?
(a) That her people have never been equal to the British.
(b) That all people are equal.
(c) That the way she was raised makes her equal to the British.
(d) That she is more British than Indian.

2. What does Sai decide to do as her cold is waning?
(a) Go in search of Gyan.
(b) Write to Gyan.
(c) Find someone else to love.
(d) Forget Gyan.

3. How does Biju react to the men who tell Indian girls they are as attractive as American blondes?
(a) The men wish they had blonde American girlfriends.
(b) The men feel sorry for the Indian girls.
(c) The men honestly find the American girls unattractive.
(d) The men are secretly having affairs with American women.

4. Who does the judge blame for the loss of his dog?
(a) Himself.
(b) The wife and father of the tortured man.
(c) The cook.
(d) The GNLF.

5. How does Gyan's grandmother respond to his being part of the liberation effort?
(a) She supports it.
(b) She cautions him to be careful.
(c) She asks him why he wants to be involved.
(d) She forbids it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the judge learn about his wife six months after sending her away?

2. What has Gyan told his friends in the liberation movement about Sai that makes him feel guilty?

3. What is the first thing the judge prays for after years of being an atheist?

4. What book does Sai read while hoping Gyan will come back?

5. As the village shuts down, what are the judge and Sai living on?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Biju's childhood memories reveal about his character?

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

3. 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?

4. In chapter 39, why does Sai remain silent about her feelings for Gyan when Uncle Potty, Lola, and Noni ask questions or offer advice?

5. In chapter 36, what does Biju point out to Mr. Iype that illustrates Biju's ideas about immigration?

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

7. In chapter 41, how does Biju's reaction to the travel agent's advice reflect Biju's idea of what constitutes a "better life"?

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

9. In chapter 40, how does the judge's refusal to help the drunkard's family highlight his thinking only of himself?

10. 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?

(see the answer keys)

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