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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. What is Sanjeev putting on the wall in the living room when Twinkle comes in to show him the first Christ figurine?

2. Where does Laxmi's cousin's husband meet the woman he leaves his wife for?

3. Where does Twinkle take all the guests during the party?

4. What is Sanjeev listening to as he unpacks boxes?

5. Where did Sanjeev go to college?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is found during the housewarming party Sanjeev and Twinkle have for Sanjeev's friends?

3. Describe who is invited to Twinkle and Sanjeev's housewarming party.

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

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 purchases does Miranda make because she thinks they are things a mistress would buy?

8. What do two "doctors" tell Bibi is the cure to her mysterious condition?

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

10. Where did Miranda meet Dev?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the baby in "A Temporary Matter" a metaphor for the marriage of Shoba and Shukumar?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how the "telling game" was used to further both the plot and the themes of "A Temporary Matter."

Essay Topic 3

What commentary on American life is Lahiri making through the plots and characters of her collection of stories?

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