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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Third and Final Continent".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the subject of Shukumar's dissertation?
(a) The American Revolution.
(b) Agrarian revolts in Inida.
(c) Farm policy in Inida.
(d) The India-Pakistan War.

2. What does Mrs. Sen wear on her scalp to show she is married?
(a) Small chain of diamonds.
(b) Blood.
(c) Vermillion.
(d) One small jewel.

3. Lilia's father explains to her that the British gave independence to India in what year?
(a) 1955.
(b) 1971.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1942.

4. Mr. Pirzada is from what city in Pakistan?
(a) Dacca.
(b) Quetta.
(c) Islamabad.
(d) Karachi.

5. How old is Bibi Halder?
(a) 39.
(b) 29.
(c) 59.
(d) 69.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the final secret Shukumar reveals to Shoba?

2. What did the doctors say was Bibi's actual ailment?

3. What is the name of the narrator's wife in "The Third and Final Continent"?

4. What does Elliot notice by the door the first time he visits Mrs. Sen's apartment?

5. What do Lilia and Dora dress up as for Halloween?

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