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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. Laxmi has a picture of herself and her husband taken where?
2. Where does Twinkle promise to put most of the Christian paraphernalia?
3. What city in India is Mrs. Sen from?
4. What did the neighbors say prospective in-laws would do to Bibi?
5. Where does Twinkle take all the guests during the party?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is found during the housewarming party Sanjeev and Twinkle have for Sanjeev's friends?
2. What changes about Mrs. Sen's behavior during the month of November?
3. What did Twinkle find on the first day her new home? How does Sanjeev's reaction to these newly found items differ from Twinkle's?
4. Describe Bibi Haldar.
5. Why are whole, fresh fish important to Mrs. Sen?
6. What does Twinkle find in the yard of her new house, and how did their reactions to this item once again differ?
7. What happens to Bibi when her cousin's wife becomes pregnant?
8. Describe where and how Mrs. Sen practices her driving.
9. Please describe the Sens' experiences at the seaside with Elliot, as well as their drive home.
10. Why does Elliot like going to Mrs. Sen's in the afternoons?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Feeling like an outsider is a recurring theme in the stories. Discuss this theme and how is shown using aspects of three or more of the stories in The Interpreter of Maladies.
Essay Topic 2
What commentary on American life is Lahiri making through the plots and characters of her collection of stories?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss what Lilia's father means when he says: "But what does she learn about the world?" How does the dichotomy of being part of two cultures impart a knowledge that can't be taught in American schools? What view of American learning do you think Lahiri was trying to impart through these stories?
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