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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Lilia's teacher?
(a) Mrs. Dixit.
(b) Mrs. Kenyon.
(c) Mrs. Conner.
(d) Mrs. Bradford.

2. In what city does "A Real Durwan" take place?
(a) New York.
(b) Dacca.
(c) Calcutta.
(d) Boston.

3. Where does Boori Ma sleep?
(a) In the alley.
(b) Under the letter boxes.
(c) On the roof.
(d) In the stairwell.

4. Who does Boori Ma say her third daughter married?
(a) A toilet salesman.
(b) A school principal.
(c) A professor.
(d) A landowner.

5. Lilia's parents were born where?
(a) Calcutta.
(b) Bengal.
(c) Bombay.
(d) Cambridge.

6. What did Mr. Chatterjee say that Boori Ma's mouth was full of?
(a) Kindness.
(b) Lies.
(c) Wisdom.
(d) Ashes.

7. What happens to the piece of paper Mr. Kapasi gave Mrs. Das?
(a) The monkeys take it.
(b) He slips it out of her purse.
(c) It flutters away.
(d) She tears into peices.

8. Where did Shoba and Shukumar meet?
(a) Portuguese resturant.
(b) Book Store.
(c) Poetry recital.
(d) Hotel bar.

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

10. What American television show does Mr. Kapasi refer to?
(a) Friends.
(b) Seinfeld.
(c) Dallas.
(d) CSI.

11. What does Shukumar make for dinner the first night the power is out?
(a) Steak.
(b) Lamb.
(c) Fish.
(d) Chicken.

12. What is the name of the Indian sun god that the Das family see statues of at the Sun Temple?
(a) Suez.
(b) Suri.
(c) Savatar.
(d) Surya.

13. How old is Mrs. Das?
(a) 28.
(b) 27.
(c) 32.
(d) 46.

14. What was the name of the friend who drove Shoba to the hospital?
(a) Gillian.
(b) Tina.
(c) Twinkle.
(d) Laxmi.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lilia's mother's occupation?

2. How soon is the baby due when Shukumar goes to an academic conference?

3. Because of the war with India Mr. Pirzada does not hear from his family for how many months?

4. What did Boori Ma claim she was before coming to the building.

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

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