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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 is Sanjeev putting on the wall in the living room when Twinkle comes in to show him the first Christ figurine?
(a) Pictures.
(b) Paint.
(c) Post-its.
(d) Wallpaper.

2. What was the name of the Indian family on Miranda's street when she was growing up?
(a) Durwani.
(b) Dixit.
(c) Dalal.
(d) Das.

3. What is the name of Elliot's babysitter before Mrs. Sen?
(a) Abby.
(b) Amy.
(c) Annie.
(d) Ashley.

4. What does Elliot think the blade of Mrs. Sen's chopping knife looks like?
(a) A slippery snake.
(b) An Indian palace.
(c) A Viking ship.
(d) An Egyptian prymid.

5. What magazine does Dev leave at Miranda's apartment?
(a) The New Yorker.
(b) Rolling Stones.
(c) The Economist.
(d) The Bostonian.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Haldar's wife keep away from Bibi?

2. Who died in Mrs. Sen's family?

3. Where do Elliot and his mother live?

4. Where did Miranda grow up?

5. What kind of statue does Twinkle find hidden in the yard when they are raking?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Sanjeev and Twinkle meet and end up marrying each other?

2. What sad story does Laxmi tell Miranda about her cousin's marriage?

3. Describe Bibi Haldar.

4. What changes about Mrs. Sen's behavior during the month of November?

5. What does Twinkle find in the yard of her new house, and how did their reactions to this item once again differ?

6. What happens to Bibi when her cousin's wife becomes pregnant?

7. What do Dev and Miranda do one day when they are walking around Boston? What does Dev tell her during this outing?

8. Why do Bibi's cousin and his wife doubt there is a cure for Bibi?

9. What does Sanjeev think of Twinkle as he gets to know his new wife?

10. Why are whole, fresh fish important to Mrs. Sen?

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