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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Interpreter of Maladies".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Shoba?
(a) 28.
(b) 33.
(c) 25.
(d) 35.

2. How long does Mr. Kapasi calculate it will be before he receives mail from Mrs. Das?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) Seven months.
(c) Three months.
(d) Two weeks.

3. Mr. Pirzada has a grant to study what?
(a) New England foliage.
(b) Wars in India.
(c) American Revolution.
(d) Partition.

4. In what room in the house does Shukumar work on his dissertation?
(a) The bedroom.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The nursery.
(d) The living room.

5. What do the excited Das children see from the car as they drive through India?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Cows.
(c) Elephants.
(d) Monkeys.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Shoba and Shukumar's neighbors?

2. Mr. Pirzada sends Lilia's family a card for what occasion?

3. What is the name of the Indian sun god that the Das family see statues of at the Sun Temple?

4. Lilia's father wonders if she is learning about what in school?

5. Where did Shukumar grow up?

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