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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 feel towards Gyan when she sees his house?
(a) Envy.
(b) Shame.
(c) Pride.
(d) Ridicule.

2. Who is the figure who approaches the house at the end of the novel?
(a) Uncle Potty.
(b) Biju.
(c) Someone who found the missing dog.
(d) Gyan.

3. What does Biju hear over the phone?
(a) That his father is unwell.
(b) That all is well back home.
(c) That he should bring his father to America.
(d) That he should not return to India.

4. How does Biju feel about his relationship with his father after his phone call?
(a) That it is as if they still live in the same house.
(b) That he no longer respects his father.
(c) That his father would dislike the person he has become.
(d) That they are no longer part of each other's lives.

5. Soon after Biju's phone call, what does Mr. Iype tell Biju is the true name of the Hudson River?
(a) The River That Flows in Circles.
(b) The River That Flows to the Sea.
(c) The River That Flows Both Ways.
(d) The Black River.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Biju wearing as he approaches his father's house?

2. What advice does Mr. Kakkar give Biju when Biju goes to see him?

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

4. Soon after Biju's phone call, what does Biju start to tell people when he doesn't want to talk to them?

5. How does the man respond when Lola complains about the crimes being committed against her?

Short Essay Questions

1. In chapter 31, what does Sai's assertion that it is unwise to read old books tell the reader about her?

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

9. What does the judge's reaction to Mutt's disappearance in chapter 46 reveal about his character?

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

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